The Nahua : language and culture from the sixteenth century to the present / edited by Galen Brokaw and Pablo García Loaeza.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brokaw, Galen, editor.

García Loaeza,Pablo, editor.

Series:

Studies on culture and society ; v. 10 .

IMS studies on culture and society series; volume 10

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations

Other Title:

Language and culture from the sixteenth century to the present

Language and Culture from the 16th Century to the Present

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Place of Publication:

Denver : University Press of Colorado 2024.

Summary:

Revealing the resiliency of Nahua culture and language while highlighting the adaptations and changes they have undergone over the centuries, The Nahua demonstrates that Nahuatl remained a vibrant and central language well after European contact and into the twenty-first century, and its characteristic features can provide insight into nuanced aspects of Nahua culture and history. During the colonial period, Nahuatl became a means of empowerment, oppression, and indoctrination. In modern times, Nahuatl continues to serve as an ideological lightning rod for both the Mexican government and Indigenous communities. Contributors to this volume focus on Nahua intellectual production from the sixteenth century to the present; contact and the negotiation of meaning; adaptations of Christian lore that show how representations of creation, hell, and the Passion of Christ reflected Nahua perceptions and understandings; Nahua cultural expressions, including poetry, healing rituals, and even running; language and geography; Nahuatl place-names; and the transformation of Nahuatl speakers from antiquity to the present. Showcasing how Nahuatl's cultural resilience permanently shaped the region's social geography, The Nahua engages the field's interest in the nonhomogenous character of the language, with regional and subregional dialects and pronunciations that reflect the history of pre-Columbian migrations and modern-era influences. Bridging the study of Nahuatl as a "historical" Indigenous language tradition with the study of modern-day speakers and their experiences, this work is of significance to students, scholars, and speakers of the languages as well as those studying colonial New Spain, Indigenous resilience, or Indigenous linguistics.-- From pulisher's website.

Notes:

Title from online title page (viewed on September 25, 2024).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-64642-579-0

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.