Indios graniceros, idólatras y hechiceros. Cuatro documentos coloniales sobre meteorología indígena y prácticas rituales
What we present here is a sequence of four documents recovered at the Mexican Historical Archbishopric Archive (Archivo Histórico del Arzobispado de México), related to the indigenous meteorology, the illness provoked by the earth and the rain divinities, and some of the cures used against them. The...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2011 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO |
| Repositorio: | Estudios de Historia Novohispana |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/28088 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://novohispana.historicas.unam.mx/index.php/ehn/article/view/28088 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | granicero sorcery idolatry meteorological control Toluca Valley 18th century hechicería idolatría control meteorológico Valle de Toluca siglo XVIII |
| Sumario: | What we present here is a sequence of four documents recovered at the Mexican Historical Archbishopric Archive (Archivo Histórico del Arzobispado de México), related to the indigenous meteorology, the illness provoked by the earth and the rain divinities, and some of the cures used against them. These documents come from Toluca Valley and refer to a period of time of twenty years (1745-1765). More than an atmosphere of incessant persecution, the texts show that Spaniards had an ambivalent attitude about the indigenous ritual specialists; while some Spaniards turned to them, others repudiated and condemned them. So, as well as we found interesting data about the native practitioners of that age, our writings also help us to understand the complex interethnic dynamics that took place along the 18th century. |
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