| The "Flower Songs" Tradition:Indigenous Histories as Depicted in Mexican Codices (14th-16th Centuries) |
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| 引用本文： | Ana G. Diaz. The "Flower Songs" Tradition:Indigenous Histories as Depicted in Mexican Codices (14th-16th Centuries)[J]. 世界宗教文化, 2012, 0(4): 4-16 |
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| 作者姓名： | Ana G. Diaz |
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| 作者单位： | National Museum of Anthropology |
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| 摘 要： | Mesoamerican groups never constituted a single political or linguistic unit from the 14 th to the 16 th centuries, but there are some fundamental and long-term cultural elements which allow us to link Mesoamerican peoples.One of the principal sources are the objects known as codices.In this paper I will discuss a particular aspect of Mesoamerican codices known as the"Flower Songs"tradition. I will discuss some fragments of stories depicted in codices proper to the Mixtec and Nahua traditions, and will show how modern scholars-including myself-reconstruct the meanings of some of their images.
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| 关 键 词： | Mesoamerica Codices Flower Songs a Calendar of 260 Units Lord 8-wind |
The “Flower Songs” Tradition:Indigenous Histories as Depicted in Mexican Codices (14th-16th Centuries) |
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| Affiliation: | Ana G. Diaz National Museum of Anthropology |
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| Abstract: | Mesoamerican groups never constituted a single political or linguistic unit from the 14 th to the 16 th centuries, but there are some fundamental and long-term cultural elements which allow us to link Mesoamerican peoples.One of the principal sources are the objects known as codices.In this paper I will discuss a particular aspect of Mesoamerican codices known as the"Flower Songs"tradition. I will discuss some fragments of stories depicted in codices proper to the Mixtec and Nahua traditions, and will show how modern scholars-including myself-reconstruct the meanings of some of their images. |
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| Keywords: | Mesoamerica Codices Flower Songs a Calendar of 260 Units Lord 8-wind |
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