El papel de las mujeres amatlecas en la conservación biocultural dinámica del maíz nativo en Amatlán de Quetzalcóatl, Tepoztlán, Mor

The mexican maize (Zea mays L.) preserved in Amatlán de Quetzalcóatl (Tepoztlán, Morelos) is an example of a dynamic biocultural conservation. The inhabitants of this community are nahuas, an ethnic group that is in resistance facing the loss of their traditions, culture and lineage. The community i...

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Main Authors: Erica Hagman Aguilar, Montserrat Gispert Cruells
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Language:English
Published: Laboratoire Éco-anthropologie et Ethnobiologie 2018-06-01
Series:Revue d'ethnoécologie
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/ethnoecologie/3423
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description The mexican maize (Zea mays L.) preserved in Amatlán de Quetzalcóatl (Tepoztlán, Morelos) is an example of a dynamic biocultural conservation. The inhabitants of this community are nahuas, an ethnic group that is in resistance facing the loss of their traditions, culture and lineage. The community is located in a region of high biodiversity. In this study we pursue to identify the cultural, environmental and socio-economic factors that have contributed to the preservation of native maize in this community. Women of Amatlán had an equal participation in crop management and also played several special roles as the harvest reception at home, cooking and carrying food to the agricultural field; moreover they’re the sustenance administrator of their homes and creators of culinary transformation processes of milpa’s crop species.
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spelling doaj-art-feaf89de989f4c898b94277d1afb33c52025-02-05T16:25:19ZengLaboratoire Éco-anthropologie et EthnobiologieRevue d'ethnoécologie2267-24192018-06-011310.4000/ethnoecologie.3423El papel de las mujeres amatlecas en la conservación biocultural dinámica del maíz nativo en Amatlán de Quetzalcóatl, Tepoztlán, MorErica Hagman AguilarMontserrat Gispert CruellsThe mexican maize (Zea mays L.) preserved in Amatlán de Quetzalcóatl (Tepoztlán, Morelos) is an example of a dynamic biocultural conservation. The inhabitants of this community are nahuas, an ethnic group that is in resistance facing the loss of their traditions, culture and lineage. The community is located in a region of high biodiversity. In this study we pursue to identify the cultural, environmental and socio-economic factors that have contributed to the preservation of native maize in this community. Women of Amatlán had an equal participation in crop management and also played several special roles as the harvest reception at home, cooking and carrying food to the agricultural field; moreover they’re the sustenance administrator of their homes and creators of culinary transformation processes of milpa’s crop species.https://journals.openedition.org/ethnoecologie/3423biocultural conservationMexican native maizewoman
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El papel de las mujeres amatlecas en la conservación biocultural dinámica del maíz nativo en Amatlán de Quetzalcóatl, Tepoztlán, Mor
Revue d'ethnoécologie
biocultural conservation
Mexican native maize
woman
title El papel de las mujeres amatlecas en la conservación biocultural dinámica del maíz nativo en Amatlán de Quetzalcóatl, Tepoztlán, Mor
title_full El papel de las mujeres amatlecas en la conservación biocultural dinámica del maíz nativo en Amatlán de Quetzalcóatl, Tepoztlán, Mor
title_fullStr El papel de las mujeres amatlecas en la conservación biocultural dinámica del maíz nativo en Amatlán de Quetzalcóatl, Tepoztlán, Mor
title_full_unstemmed El papel de las mujeres amatlecas en la conservación biocultural dinámica del maíz nativo en Amatlán de Quetzalcóatl, Tepoztlán, Mor
title_short El papel de las mujeres amatlecas en la conservación biocultural dinámica del maíz nativo en Amatlán de Quetzalcóatl, Tepoztlán, Mor
title_sort el papel de las mujeres amatlecas en la conservacion biocultural dinamica del maiz nativo en amatlan de quetzalcoatl tepoztlan mor
topic biocultural conservation
Mexican native maize
woman
url https://journals.openedition.org/ethnoecologie/3423
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