Las religiones indígenas de Mesoamérica : historia, ritos y transformaciones / Johannes Neurath.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Neurath, Johannes, author.

Series:

Paradigma indicial. Serie Historia americana

Paradigma Indicial. Serie Historia americana ; [49]

Language:

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Indians of Central America--Religion.

Indians of Central America.

Indians of Mexico--Religion.

Indians of Mexico.

Indians of Central America--Rites and ceremonies.

Indians of Mexico--Rites and ceremonies.

Physical Description:

194 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm.

Edition:

1a edición.

Place of Publication:

Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires : SB, febrero de 2023.

Summary:

This book provides a general introduction to the religions of Mesoamerica. It does not pursue an encyclopedic goal, but rather to demonstrate that, even in the age of academic hyperspecialization, comprehensive Mesoamerican studies are not impossible. A fundamental contribution of this new proposal is to promote concepts that do not come from theology and the history of religions, but from indigenous practices themselves. Terms such as polytheism, cosmology, mythology, sacrifice, and prayer should be questioned if Mesoamerican religions are to be understood in their own relational logic. Because in Mesoamerica, ritual life is mostly about the management of social relationships and practical matters that affect the different beings of the cosmos, human and non-human. There is no metaphysical dualism separating the spiritual from the mundane, nor sharp separations between humans, animals, and other beings: the gods are beings close to humans and the other agents of the cosmos; They are even treated as relatives or identified with ancestors. But, at the same time, they also belong to realms of otherness that are dangerous, to a certain extent mysterious or ominous and, above all, very difficult to control. A work that questions Eurocentric models to stimulate reflection and debate. Author Johannes Neurath holds a master's degree in ethnology from the University of Vienna and a doctorate in anthropology from the UNAM. He has been conducting ethnographic work among Huichols and Coras since 1992. He is a researcher at the Museo Nacional de Antropología, member of the Sistema Nacional de Investigadores (SIN, level 3) and professor in the Graduate Program in Mesoamerican Studies at the UNAM.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-194).

ISBN:

9789878918846

987891884X

OCLC:

1393275017