Estudios de Cultura Náhuatl, Vol. 32
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Reseña de: Susanne Klaus, Uprooted Christianity. The preaching of the Christian Doctrinein Mexico Based on Franciscan Sermons of the 16th Century Written in Nahuatl. Bonner Amerikanistische Studien, Bonn, Universität Bonn,1999. 372 p.
(2001)This review offers a detailed analysis of a doctoral thesis on Franciscan preaching in Mexico during the 16th century, based on sermons written in Nahuatl and Spanish. It examines how Christian concepts were adapted into ... -
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Volumen 32. Creación del Centro Panamericano de las Humanidades Indígenas
(2001)This volume introduces the establishment of the Pan-American Center for Indigenous Humanities, focused on promoting and disseminating the native cultures of the Americas. Through courses, lectures, and publications, it ... -
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Tlazolteotl, deidad del abono, una propuesta
(2001)This study offers a new interpretation of the Mexica religion, focusing on the deity Tlazolteotl, and proposes a perspective that integrates ecological and modern scientific knowledge. It highlights the Mexica worldview ... -
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Las piedras de Xipe y las amenazas del Imperio
(2001)This study examines the Xipe stones in Orizaba and Amecameca, interpreting their petroglyphs and their connection to Mexica empire sacrifice rituals and power. Through historical and symbolic context, it explores the ... -
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”Debt-payment” to the Gods among the Aztec: the Misrendering of a Spanish expression and its Effects
(2001)This study examines the origin and spread of the mistaken concept of ‘debt-payment’ to the gods in Aztec culture. It shows that this interpretation arose from a mistranslation of key terms in colonial texts, affecting ... -
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El dios del fuego y la regeneración del mundo
(2001)This study examines the central role of the fire god in Mexica cosmology, emphasizing its function in the creation of the sun, the regeneration of nature, and the cyclical renewal of the world. It explores the deity's ... -
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Xicotencatl: Rethinking an Indigenous Mexican Hero
(2001)This article revisits and challenges the historical figure of Xicotencatl, a Tlaxcaltec leader during the conquest of Mexico. It analyzes how his image has been shaped by different interpretations, ranging from a traitor ... -
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Los precursores franciscanos de Sahagún del siglo XIII al siglo XVI en Asia y América
(2001)This study examines the work of the Franciscan predecessors of friar Bernardino de Sahagún, from the 13th century in Asia to the 16th century in Mexico. It highlights their pioneering contributions to ethnography and ... -
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La autonomía indígena: Carta al Príncipe Felipe de los principales en México 1554
(2001)Indigenous letter from 1554 written by the principal Mexica leaders of Tenochtitlan addressed to Prince Felipe, expressing their demand to preserve political autonomy and their own justice system against threats of ... -
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La fauna del libro XI del Códice Florentino de fray Bernardino de Sahagún. Dos sistemas taxonómicos frente a frente
(2001)This study examines Book XI of the Florentine Codex by friar Bernardino de Sahagún, highlighting the coexistence and contrast between indigenous and European taxonomic systems used to classify the fauna of pre-Hispanic ... -
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De cómo una letra hace la diferencia. Las obras en náhuatl atribuidas a don Hernando Franco
(2001)This study analyzes the Nahuatl works contained in the Valdés Codex, emphasizing the importance of studying original texts for accurate paleography, normalization, and translation. It examines the musical and literary ... -
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From the ”people” to the ”nation”: and emerging notion in Sahagún, Ixtlilxóchitl and Muñoz Camargo
(2001)This study examines the emergence of the nation concept among Nahua cultures and colonial chroniclers such as Sahagún, Ixtlilxóchitl, and Muñoz Camargo. It highlights how original Nahua ideas of “the people” were fluid and ... -
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Los Colloquios de Sahagún: el marco teológico de su contenido
(2001)This study explores Sahagún’s Colloquios, a key work in the history of evangelization in New Spain, focusing on its theological framework. It analyzes how Franciscan friars used these dialogues to engage with indigenous ... -
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Construcción de dos enunciados colectivos en el Cabildo de Tlaxcala
(2001)his study analyzes three texts from the indigenous cabildo of Tlaxcala in the 16th century along with the 1545 Santillán Ordinances, revealing how Nahua political procedures for building collective statements differed from ... -
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Reseña de: Alfredo López Austin, Breve historia de la tradición religiosa mesoamericana,México, UNAM, Instituto de Investigaciones Antropológicas, 1999, 120 p.(Colección Textos, Serie Antropología e Historia antigua: 2)
(2001)This work provides a comprehensive review of the history and transformation of religious tradition in Mesoamerica, examining its philosophical, symbolic, and cultural aspects from the Preclassic period to modern times. It ... -
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Reseña de: Earl Brockway, y Trudy, Hershey de Brockway, Diccionario náhuatl del norte del estado de Puebla, México, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano y Universidad Madero, 2000, 404 p. (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves” No. 42)
(2001)This review provides an overview of the work by the Summer Institute of Linguistics in documenting, preserving, and promoting Mexican indigenous languages, particularly Nahuatl. It highlights literacy projects, the development ... -
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Atamalcualiztli, fiesta azteca del nacimiento de Cintéotl-Venus
(2001)Detailed study of the Aztec festival Atamalcualiztli, commemorating the birth of Cintéotl-Venus. The research reconstructs the rituals, their connection with the agricultural calendar, and the significance of deities Toci ... -
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El Teztcutzincon en la obra Fernando de Alva Ixtilxóchitl: realeza, religión prehispánica y cronistas coloniales
(2001)This study examines Tetzcutzinco, a symbolic site of the Tezcocan culture, exploring its history, religious significance, and varied perceptions of human sacrifices during the colonial period. Indigenous accounts and ... -
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Los sacrificios humanos. Una explicación desde la teoría histórica-genética
(2001)This study provides a historical-genetic explanation of human sacrifices in pre-Hispanic Mexico. It examines the meaning, ritual practices, and cultural logic behind these ceremonies, emphasizing their connection with ... -
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Reseña de: Beatriz, Arias Álvarez, El español de México en el siglo XVI, México, UNAM,Instituto de Investigaciones Filológicas, 1997, 521 p.
(2001)Beatriz Arias Álvarez's work provides a comprehensive analysis of 16th-century Spanish in New Spain, highlighting the interaction between Castilian and indigenous languages, particularly Nahuatl. It examines phonetic, ...
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