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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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Morcelliana
2010
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Studi e materiali di storia delle religioni
Year: 2010, Volume: 76, Issue: 2, Pages: 411-432 |
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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 |