El alma de Mesoamérica: unidad y diversidad en las concepciones anímicas

The Mesoamerica’s soul: unity and diversity of soul conceptions. In order to illustrate the unity and diversity of the Mesoamerican world-view, we will compare different native conceptions of the soul. From this procedure we will recognize those elements that tend to keep constant across space and c...

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Main Author: Roberto Martínez González
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Société des américanistes 2007-12-01
Series:Journal de la Société des Américanistes
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/jsa/7673
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description The Mesoamerica’s soul: unity and diversity of soul conceptions. In order to illustrate the unity and diversity of the Mesoamerican world-view, we will compare different native conceptions of the soul. From this procedure we will recognize those elements that tend to keep constant across space and culture, identifying four types of soul: heart, breath, shadow and heat. Once described, we will explain, hypothetically, the manner in which these elements articulate under in the mythic scheme of the Fifth Sun.
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El alma de Mesoamérica: unidad y diversidad en las concepciones anímicas
Journal de la Société des Américanistes
souls
central nucleus
cultural delimitation
cosmovision
title El alma de Mesoamérica: unidad y diversidad en las concepciones anímicas
title_full El alma de Mesoamérica: unidad y diversidad en las concepciones anímicas
title_fullStr El alma de Mesoamérica: unidad y diversidad en las concepciones anímicas
title_full_unstemmed El alma de Mesoamérica: unidad y diversidad en las concepciones anímicas
title_short El alma de Mesoamérica: unidad y diversidad en las concepciones anímicas
title_sort el alma de mesoamerica unidad y diversidad en las concepciones animicas
topic souls
central nucleus
cultural delimitation
cosmovision
url https://journals.openedition.org/jsa/7673
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