The Two Taríacuris and the Early Colonial and Prehispanic Past of Michoacán by David L. Haskell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Haskell, David L. (David Louis), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Relación de Michoacán--Criticism, Textual.

Relación de Michoacán.

Purépecha Indians--Social life and customs.

Purépecha Indians.

Purépecha Indians--History--Sources.

Indians of Mexico--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo--History--Sources.

Indians of Mexico.

Michoacán de Ocampo (Mexico)--History--Sources.

Michoacán de Ocampo (Mexico).

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2018

Place of Publication:

Boulder : University Press of Colorado, 2018.

Summary:

"Investigates how elites of the Tarascan kingdom of Central Mexico sought to influence interactions with Spanish colonialism by reworking the past. Examines the rhetorical power of the Relación de Michoacán--by Franciscan friar Jerónimo de Alcalá and explaining the structure of the narrative, not just its content"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

The Tarascan Kingdom and Its Prehispanic Past in Mesoamerican Context

The Methodological and Theoretical Background to the Analysis of the Priests Speech

Analysis of the Priests Speech in the Relacion de Michoacan

Tarascan Historicity in and through the Priests Speech in the Relacion de Michoacan

Tarascan Historicity in Its Mesoamerican Context

Epilogue

References

About the Author

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781607327493

160732749X

OCLC:

1055140247