Las formas del mundo en el México antiguo
Among the themes that arouse great interest in addressing the study of ancient cultures, the conception of the cosmos plays a special role. Early New Hispanic manuscripts present the first attempts at exploration in this field, offering first-hand information to reconstruct the cosmography of Pre-Co...
| Published in: | Studi e materiali di storia delle religioni |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | Spanish |
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Morcelliana
[2020]
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| In: |
Studi e materiali di storia delle religioni
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
New Spain
/ Handwriting
/ Spring
/ Mexico
/ Nahuas
/ Cosmology
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| RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion BR Ancient religions of the Americas KBR Latin America RJ Mission; missiology |
| Further subjects: | B
Indigenous
B indígenas novohispanos B Pre-Hispanic Mexico B Christianity B Indigenous peoples of Mexico B Cosmography B Nahuas B cosmogonic tales B Cosmografía B relatos cosmogónicos B México prehispánico B Culture B New Spain |
| Summary: | Among the themes that arouse great interest in addressing the study of ancient cultures, the conception of the cosmos plays a special role. Early New Hispanic manuscripts present the first attempts at exploration in this field, offering first-hand information to reconstruct the cosmography of Pre-Columbian Mexicans. This article offers a detailed study of four documents that refer different versions of the composition of the universe among the Nahuas. I try to demonstrate that the data offered in these sources do not reflect the vision of the pre-Hispanic Nahua world, but that they creatively and effectively integrate elements of indigenous tradition reconfigured under the paradigms of the Christian cosmography of the moment. This organization contrasts with the vision of the Nahua world, where each group had to build their own cosmological discourse, taking into account their history, their genealogy and the political relationships that shaped their complex social framework. Entre los temas que despiertan gran interés al abordar el estudio de las culturas antiguas destaca el de su concepción del cosmos. Los manuscritos novohispanos tempranos presentan los primeros intentos de exploración en este campo, ofreciendo información de primera mano para reconstruir la cosmografía de los mexicanos. Este artículo ofrece un estudio minucioso de cuatro documentos que ofrecen diferentes versiones de la composición del universo entre los nahuas. Intento demostrar que los datos ofrecidos en estas fuentes no reflejan la visión del mundo nahua prehispánico, sino que integran de forma creativa y eficaz elementos de tradición indígena reconfigurados bajo los paradigmas discursos propios de la cosmografía cristiana del momento. Esta organización contrasta con la visión de mundo nahua, donde cada grupo debió construir su propio discurso cosmológico, tomando en cuenta su historia, su genealogía y las relaciones políticas que configuraban su complejo entramado social. |
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| ISSN: | 2611-8742 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Studi e materiali di storia delle religioni
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