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.
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| 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 |
| 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. |
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