Browsing Estudios de Cultura Náhuatl, Vol. 34 by Issue Date
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Reseña de: El héroe entre el mito y la historia, coordinadores Federico Navarrete y Guilhem Olivier, México, UNAM, Instituto de Investigaciones Históricas y Centro Francés de Estudios Mexicanos y Centroamericanos, México, 2000, 356p.
(2003)This review explores a collection of studies and insights on the figure of the hero across different cultures, mainly in the Mexican context. It discusses historical, ethnographic, and literary aspects of heroic characters, ... -
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El nacimiento en el mundo prehispánico
(2003)This work examines the concepts and practices related to birth in the pre-Hispanic world, emphasizing the influence of religion and ancestral traditions. It details ceremonies, signs, advice, and norms that ensured the ... -
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Reseña de: Fray Bernardino de Sahagún, Códice Florentino, Historia general de las cosas de la Nueva España, México, Editorial Libros Más Cultura y Editorial Aldus, 200 l
(2003)This review provides a detailed analysis of the work of friar Bernardino de Sahagún, highlighting his effort to incorporate indigenous perspectives, the significance of his Florentine Codex, and the challenges faced during ... -
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Un cuento y cuatro rezos de los nahuas de la región de Cuetzalan, Puebla
(2003)The article "A Tale and Four Prayers of the Nahuas" explores the cultural, social, and economic significance of weaving practices among Nahua communities in the Sierra Norte of Puebla. Drawing on historical sources such ... -
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Chapultepec prehispánico en las fuentes históricas
(2003)Eduardo Matos Moctezuma’s text highlights the historical and mythological significance of Chapultepec during the pre-Hispanic period in central Mexico. It details how the site was sacred, associated with water gods, and ... -
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El antiguo calendario totonaco y sus probables vínculos con el de Teotihuacan
(2003)Guy Stresser-Péan’s work delves into the ancient Totonac calendar and its probable connections with the Teotihuacan calendar. By analyzing time cycles such as the tonalpohualli and the 20-day periods, similarities and ... -
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"Traduçida en lengua mexicana y dirigida al padre Horacio Carochi" Jesuit Inspired nahuatl Scholarship in Seventeenth Century Mexico
(2003)This paper examines the influence of Jesuit Father Horacio Carochi and his foundational work, the Arte de la lengua mexicana (1645), on the study of Nahuatl in 17th century Mexico. It highlights how Carochi’s meticulous ... -
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Reseña de: Miguel León-Portilla, Tonantzin Guadalupe. Pensamiento náhuatl y mensaje cristiano en el "Niean mopohua". México, El Colegio Nacional, Fondo de Cultura Económica, 2001, 202 p.
(2003)This review provides a summary of the analysis of Nahuatl texts and thought related to the Guadalupan event, highlighting the significance of the "Nican mopohua" and its literary and cultural context. The repository compiles ... -
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La construcción de una comunidad nahua/española en las Relaciones de Chimalpahin
(2003)This study examines the Relaciones of Francisco de San Antón Chimalpahin Cuauhtlehuanitzin, a 17th-century Nahua historian, highlighting the construction of a hybrid Nahua/Spanish community in his writings. The work combines ... -
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Descripción de la sociedad y política mexicas en la obra de Bernardino de Sahagún
(2003)This study examines the Mexica society and politics through an in-depth analysis of their language and terminology, highlighting the lexicographic and cultural significance of Fray Bernardino de Sahagún’s work, particularly ... -
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Reflexiones en torno de los graniceros, planetnicy y renuberos
(2003)The article explores the beliefs and practices concerning the planetnicy, graniceros, and renuberos, traditional specialists who control the weather to protect crops from storms and hail in Mexico, Poland, and Spain. It ... -
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Días de muertos en el mundo náhuatl prehispánico
(2003)This text examines the pre-Hispanic roots of the Day of the Dead celebration in the Nahuatl world. It explores the mortuary rituals that guided the soul of the deceased to its destination in the underworld and highlights ... -
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Reseña de: Johannes Neurath: Las fiestas de la Casa Grande. Colección Etnografía en el Nuevo Milenio, Serie Estudios Monográficos. CONACULTA-INAH-Universidad de Guadalajara 2002, 379. p.
(2003)This review provides an in-depth analysis of the festivities, myths, and social structure of the Wixarika (Huichol) community, including their worldview and ritual organization. It covers historical, cultural, and theoretical ... -
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Volumen 34: continuando con la ya larga tradición
(2003)Volume 34 of Estudios de Cultura Náhuatl offers a diverse range of research focused on the Nahua peoples of Mexico’s Central Highlands. It features archaeological studies, such as the analysis of construction materials ... -
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Reseña de: Códice Florentino, México, Editorial Más Cultura y Editorial Aldus, 2001, 4 v. + un volumen introductorio de Miguel León-Portilla intitulado De la oralidad y los códices a la Historia general. Génesis del Códice Florentino, 99p.
(2003)This review provides an analysis of the Florentine Codex and its significance in Mexican history and culture. It highlights the efforts of friar Bernardino de Sahagún to compile and organize knowledge about indigenous ... -
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El "Coloquio de Tlaxcala" de Diego Muñoz Camargo
(2003)This work analyzes the pictorial and documentary representation of the baptism of the lords of Tlaxcala during the conquest of Mexico-Tenochtitlan in the 16th century. It focuses on the mural paintings of the Tlaxcala City ... -
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Tenamiquiliztli: reencuentro
(2003)The poem "Tenamiquiliztli. Reencuentro" by Francisco Morales Baranda is a work that blends Nahuatl and Spanish to express a profound loving and spiritual reunion with nature. Through metaphors evoking water, flowers, and ... -
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Reseña de: Códices cuicatecos. Porfirio Díaz y Fernández Leal. Edición facsimilar, contexto histórico e interpretación por Sebastián van Doesburg, 2v., México, Gobierno Constitucional del Estado de Oaxaca-Secretaría de Asuntos Indígenas, Miguel Ángel Porrúa, 2001. Estudio y comentario, 231 p. + facsímile
(2003)This review provides a comprehensive analysis of the Cuicatec codices, discussing their historical context, pictographic interpretation, and the significance of glosses in Cuicatec language. It also emphasizes the author's ... -
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Reseña de: Miguel León-Portilla, La huida de Quetzalcóatl, México, Fondo de Cultura Económica, 2001
(2003)This review examines The Flight of Quetzalcóatl, a theatrical work by Miguel León-Portilla that explores the existential concerns of the Mexica people through the figure of Quetzalcoatl. It highlights the reflection on the ... -
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Some interesting observations on Chimalpahin by us of his Diferents Historias Originales
(2003)This study provides an in-depth overview of Domingo Francisco de San Antón Muñón Chimalpahin Quauhtlehuanitzin, an indigenous Nahua historian from 16th-17th century Mexico. It analyzes his work "Diferentes Historias ...
