The giants that live inside rocks. Methodological reflections

After exposing the benefits of the comparative method, the author discusses some current beliefs among Otomi peoples, according to which, giants live inside rocks. This belief is compared with similar ideas from peoples of the Mesoamerican cultural tradition.

Bibliographic Details
Author: López Austin, Alfredo
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2015
Country:México
Institution:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repository:Estudios de Cultura Náhuatl
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/77770
Online Access:https://nahuatl.historicas.unam.mx/index.php/ecn/article/view/77770
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:paradigma
método comparativo
pueblos otomíes
religión mesoamericana
paradigm
comparative method
Otomi peoples
Mesoamerican religión
Description
Summary:After exposing the benefits of the comparative method, the author discusses some current beliefs among Otomi peoples, according to which, giants live inside rocks. This belief is compared with similar ideas from peoples of the Mesoamerican cultural tradition.