The Agricultural Bases of Mesoamerican Civilization

In this essay we propose that based on the biotic complexity of the cornfield, the organization of work throughout the agricultural cycle and the validity of patrilineal kinship relations, current in both production and social and cultural reproduction, we can recognize the social and economic bases...

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Autor: Medina Hernández, Andrés
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:México
Recursos:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Anales de Antropología
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/83564
Acesso em linha:https://www.revistas.unam.mx/index.php/antropologia/article/view/83564
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Mesoamerica
Milpa as agroecosystem
Agricultural cycle
Patrilineages
Agricultural rituality
Ethnography
Mesoamérica
Milpa como agroecosistema
Ciclo agrícola
Patrilinajes
Ritualidad agrícola
Etnografía
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Resumo:In this essay we propose that based on the biotic complexity of the cornfield, the organization of work throughout the agricultural cycle and the validity of patrilineal kinship relations, current in both production and social and cultural reproduction, we can recognize the social and economic bases of Mesoamerican civilization, for which we rely on data from ethnography and the ancient history of Mexico.