A Monstrous Morality: Tzitzimime and their Relatives as Enforcers of Social Control

The tzitzimime – as reflected in central Mexican ethnohistorical sources and precolumbian imagery – represent a diverse array of mostly female divinities associated with fertility. Under Spanish influence, they were re-conceptualized as malevolent, mostly male agents of the Christian devil. Related...

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Auteurs principaux: Hudson Kathryn M., Henderson John S.
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Langue:EN
Publié: Sciendo 2021
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/35b5ad0f204f435e8a67ff0ac94f6dee
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