Taken from the lips: gender and eros in Mesoamerican religions
This volume deals with the world of women in Mesoamerica, discussing particularly the religious and ritual aspects of gender. As its sources, it uses colonial documents of the contact period with European cultures, testimonies of the subjugated indigenous during the colonial period, as well as conte...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden Boston
Brill
2010
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| In: | Year: 2010 |
| Series/Journal: | Religion in the Americas series 1542-1279
v. 5 |
| Further subjects: | B
Human Body
Symbolic aspects
Mexico
B Indian women Historiography Mexico B Mexique Vie religieuse Midden-Amerika B Mexico Religious life and customs B Indians of Mexico Rites and ceremonies B Indiens d'Amérique Rites et cérémonies Mexique B Corps humain Aspect symbolique Mexique B Rôle selon le sexe Mexique B Indiens d'Amérique Religion Mexique B Mexico Social life and customs B Electronic books B Sex role Mexico B Indiennes d'Amérique Historiographie Mexique B Mexique Mœurs et coutumes B Indians of Mexico Religion |
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| Summary: | This volume deals with the world of women in Mesoamerica, discussing particularly the religious and ritual aspects of gender. As its sources, it uses colonial documents of the contact period with European cultures, testimonies of the subjugated indigenous during the colonial period, as well as contemporary ethnographic studies. The book starts with an analysis of healing rituals in contemporary Mexico, focusing on the "refunctionalization" of ancient beliefs and practices. From there it moves spiral-like between pre-hispanic and colonial pasts and diverse presents. The section on "orality" is a methodological proposal for the study of indigenous religious traditions. The book is illustrated with reproductions of ancient codices |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [125]-136) and index. - Description based on print version record Description based on print version record Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002 |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| ISBN: | 9047408683 |