RT Book
T1 Aztec goddesses and Christian Madonnas: images of the divine feminine in Mexico
A1 Kroger, Joseph
A1 Granziera, Patrizia
LA English
PP Farnham u.a.
PB Ashgate
YR 2012
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1619556162
AB "The face of the divine feminine can be found everywhere in Mexico. One of the most striking features of Mexican religious life is the prevalence of images of the Virgin Mother of God. This is partly because the divine feminine played such a prominent role in pre-Hispanic Mexican religion. Goddess images were central to the devotional life of the Aztecs, especially peasants and those living in villages outside the central city of Tenochtitlan (present day Mexico City). In these rural communities fertility and fecundity, more than war rituals and sacrificial tribute, were the main focus of cultic activity. Both Aztec goddesses and the Christian Madonnas who replaced them were associated, and sometimes identified, with nature and the environment: the earth, water, trees and other sources of creativity and vitality. This book uncovers the myths and images of 22 Aztec Goddesses and 28 Christian Madonnas of Mexico. Their rich and symbolic meaning is revealed by placing them in the context of the religious worldviews in which they appear and by situating them within the devotional life of the faithful for whom they function as powerful mediators of divine grace and terror"--Publisher
NO Literaturverz. S. [291] - 305
CN F1219.3.R38
SN 9781409435983
SN 9781409435976
SN 1409435970
SN 1409435989
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K1 Aztec art
K1 Aztecs : Religion
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