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Catégorie : Thèses

Thèse : Amores Amoxtli: Cultures of the Codex in Contact

Créateur Résumé This dissertation examines a complex negotiation of textualities that took place in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century New Spain. Focusing on ethnohistoric texts authored by Fray Toribio Motolinia and bibliographic objects from sixteenth-century Mesoamerica, this dissertation examines Native and Indigenous...

Thèse : The Complex Nuances of Mesoamerican Religion: Potential Monotheistic Developments in Aztec Religion

Créateur Résumé This thesis examines the complexities of Aztec religion throughout the Aztec Empire (1350 – 1521 AD) to evaluate potential monotheistic tendencies. This thesis uses Fernando de Alva Ixtlilxóchitl’s theory on Tloque Nahuaque and Miguel León-Portilla’s theory on Ometéotl to examine...

Thèse : From Colonial Foundations to Post-Colonial Networks: Apparition Miracles and Memetics Narrate the Conquest

Créateur Résumé Devotional literature such as origin narratives, prayer cycles, and hagiographic narratives have long served as vital sources of sociocultural and political information since Mexico’s colonial period. This dissertation specifically examines origin stories and their images in Mexico as...