Estudios de Cultura Náhuatl, Vol. 26
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Reseña de: López Austin, Alfredo. Tamoanchan y Tlalocan, México, Fondo de Cultura Económica, 1994, 221 p., ils.
(1996)This document presents a bibliographic review of Alfredo López Austin's work "Tamoanchan y Tlalocan," which examines the Mesoamerican worldview focused on the duality of Tamoanchan and Tlalocan as fundamental spaces for ... -
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El descenso al inframundo en Teotihuacan
(1996)The article "The Descent to the Underworld in Teotihuacan" by Rubén B. Morante López examines the discovery and analysis of astronomical caves located near the Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan. These caves were likely ... -
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Reseña de: Durán, Fray Diego, The History of the Indies of New SPain, Traducción, notas e introducción de Doris Heyden, University of Oklahoma Press,Norman, 1994, 642 p.
(1996)This bibliographic review analyzes the English edition of "History of the Indies of New Spain" by fray Diego Durán, translated and commented by Doris Heyden. It highlights the historical and philological importance of the ... -
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Reseña de: Johansson, Patrick, La palabra de los aztecas. Prólogo de Miguel León-Portilla. México, Editorial Trillas, 1993. 252 p. (Colección "Linterna Mágica ")
(1996)This review examines two fundamental works by Patrick Johansson that explore the oral and written expression of the Náhuatl language from pre-Hispanic times to the colonial period. The author employs modern semiotic tools ... -
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Reseña de: Olmos, fray Andrés de, Am de la Lengua Mexicana. Edición facsimilar. Edición y estudio introductorio, transliteración y notas de Ascensión y Mi-guel León-Portilla. Madrid, Instituto de Cooperación Iberoamericana,Ediciones de Cultura Hispánica, 1993, 2 v. Vol. I: Edición facsimilar,Vol. II: Estudio y transliteración, XCIx-215 p.
(1996)This bibliographic review evaluates the facsimile edition and introductory study of the Grammar of the Mexican language, the pioneering work by Fray Andrés de Olmos, published in two volumes by Ascensión and Miguel ... -
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Reseña de: Alcina Franch, José, Códices mexicanos, Madrid, Editorial MAPFRE, 1992.353 p., 35 ilustraciones con láminas de códices. (Colección Lenguas y Literaturas Indígenas)
(1996)This bibliographic review provides an evaluation of the book "Mexican Codices" by José Alcina Franch, an accessible and clear work that offers extensive information about Mesoamerican pictographic manuscripts. The text ... -
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Dos esculturas de Mictlantecuhtli encontradas en el recinto sagrado de México-Tenochtitlan
(1996)The article presents the discovery and analysis of two sculptures of Mictlantecuhtli, the Mexica god of death, found in the Casa de las Águilas in Tenochtitlan. Through rigorous archaeological and technical work, it explores ... -
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Reseña de: Título sobre la fundación de Coatepec de las Bateas, Introducción, transcripción y traducción de Pilar Máynez, Paciano Blancas y Francisco Morales, México, UNAM, Instituto de Investigaciones Históricas, 1995, 63p. + facsimilar de XXIV
(1996)This review analyzes a historic Nahuatl document narrating the foundation of Coatepec de las Bateas in 1550 by Nicolás Miguel. The text stands out for its unique perspective, showing history through an intimate and social ... -
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Jornadas Antonio del Rincón en el IV Centenario de la aparición de su Arte mexicana
(1996)This article summarizes the Antonio del Rincón Conferences held in 1995 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the publication of Arte Mexicana, the first grammar written by a native of the New World in Nahuatl. The event ... -
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El amigo y colega Roberto Moreno de los Arcos, 1943-1996
(1996)Roberto Moreno de los Arcos was a distinguished Mexican researcher who devoted his life to the study of the culture, history, and science of pre-Hispanic Mexico, especially the Nahuatl culture. His work ranges from analyzing ... -
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Impresos y manuscritos en lenguas indígenas en la antigua biblioteca de San Francisco de México
(1996)This article examines the fundamental work of the Franciscans in preserving and studying indigenous languages in Mexico during the 16th and 18th centuries. It highlights their humanistic and pastoral approach, which enabled ... -
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"Huesos" en el náhuatl: etimologías yutoaztecas
(1996)This study examines the roots and etymologies related to the word "bone" in the Nahuatl language and its connection with other Yutoaztecan languages. Through linguistic and etymological analysis, it reveals how these words ... -
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Arthur J. O. Anderson, 1907- 1996
(1996)Arthur J. O. Anderson was a distinguished anthropologist and researcher who dedicated his life to the study and dissemination of Nahuatl language and culture. Born in the United States but closely linked to Mexico, Anderson ... -
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Za Zan Tleino. See Tosaasaanil. See Tosaasaanil: adivinanzas nahuas ayer y hoy
(1996)This article explores the living tradition of riddles in the Nahuatl language within the communities of Alto Balsas, Guerrero. It analyzes the playful, dialogical, and metaphorical nature of this verbal genre, highlighting ... -
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In melahuac tlahtoli: Las palabras verdaderas
(1996)This article presents an analysis and tribute to Librado Silva Galeana, a prominent promoter and preserver of the Nahuatl language and culture. Through reflections and testimonials by renowned scholars such as Miguel ... -
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Ascendencia y racionalidad de los pueblos amerindios: dos propósitos del trabajo filológico de fray Manuel Crisóstomo Nájera, 1803-1835
(1996)This article analyzes the contribution of Manuel Crisóstomo Náxera to 19th-century Mexican linguistics, highlighting his modern and comparative philological approach in studying Amerindian languages, especially Otomí. It ... -
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Mito y género en la sociedad mexica
(1996)This article analyzes the cultural construction of gender in the Mexica society, highlighting how the duality between the masculine and the feminine was deeply connected to religion, worldview, and social organization. ... -
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Algunas referencias del espacio ritual a través de las expresiones verbales entre los mexicaneros: "Las palabras" de un rito funerario
(1996)This article analyzes the verbal expressions used by the Mexicanero community of San Pedro Jícoras, Durango, during a significant funeral ritual. Through the study of "the words" —an oral ritual genre that concludes ... -
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Preguntar y responder en Nueva España: el caso de Tlatelolco y Sahagún
(1996)This article examines the construction of the discourse of otherness in New Spain after the conquest, focusing on the question-and-answer system used in Tlatelolco and by Bernardino de Sahagún. It addresses the tension ... -
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Un arte de la lengua mexicana en Milpa Alta denunciado ante la Inquisición por el cura de Iztapalapa
(1996)This article examines the complaint filed before the Holy Inquisition Tribunal in 1744 by the priest of Iztapalapa against the "Arte de la Lengua Mexicana," a Nahuatl grammar written by a priest from Milpa Alta. The ...
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