Barbarianism and its overcoming in Francisco Javier Clavijero

In his studies on the indigenous cultures of the territory of New Spain, the Enlightenment-influenced Jesuit Francisco Xavier Clavijero makes frequent use of the term “barbarian”. This notion, whose implications Clavijero expressly develops, has a specific function in his works as an interpretative...

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Autor: Víctor Zorrilla Garza
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:México
Institución:Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez
Repositorio:Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:uacj.mx:oai:oai:erevistas.uacj.mx:article-831
Acceso en línea:http://erevistas.uacj.mx/ojs/index.php/noesis/article/view/831
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Palabra clave:Francisco Javier Clavijero
barbarianism
indigenous cultures
education
barbarie
culturas indígenas
HUMANIDADES Y CIENCIAS DE LA CONDUCTA
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Sumario:In his studies on the indigenous cultures of the territory of New Spain, the Enlightenment-influenced Jesuit Francisco Xavier Clavijero makes frequent use of the term “barbarian”. This notion, whose implications Clavijero expressly develops, has a specific function in his works as an interpretative instrument for social reality. The notion of barbarianism is oriented, ultimately, towards promoting the human and cultural development of the Indians via education. Clavijero thus continues the Hispanic tradition of missiology and pedagogy in the New World, a tradition that began in the sixteenth century, and which contitutes one of the distinctive notes of Spanish domination in America.