The Franciscan Invention of Mexican Polytheism: The Case of the Water Gods

This article examines the application of the polytheistic notion of deity within the Mesoamerican context and seeks to observe polytheism not only as an autonomous category, but also as a product of a colonial discourse. Polytheism emerges as a negotiation object generated by the encounter between d...

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Main Author: Botta, Sergio 1970- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Morcelliana 2010
In: Studi e materiali di storia delle religioni
Year: 2010, Volume: 76, Issue: 2, Pages: 411-432
Further subjects:B Motolinia, Toribio, d. 1568
B Franciscans
B Polytheism
B De Torquemada, Juan
B Religion
B Sahagún, Bernardino de, d. 1590
B Semiotics
B New Spain

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