Abstract
[Autom. eng. transl.] The article proposes the study of a myth of very frequent origin in the colonial Maya narrative of Guatemala, as in the Popol Vuh, relative to a circular migration towards the city of Tulan. This same city, surrounded by water and characterized by seven caves and seven ravines, is present in the mythology of numerous Mesoamerican groups and seems to be of Mexican origin. The study of this myth of Mesoamerican diffusion helps us to understand the models of political integration of this cultural region and the function of the myth as a political paradigm and foreign model of investiture of the rulers.
Translated title of the contribution | [Autom. eng. transl.] The myth of origin as a paradigm of Mesoamerican integration in the colonial Mayan narrative |
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Original language | Spanish |
Title of host publication | Viajar en la palabra. Studi offerti a Martha L. Canfield |
Editors | Emanuela Jossa, Giovanna Minardi, Alessandro Rocco, Carmelo Spadola Antonella Ciabatti |
Pages | 227-256 |
Number of pages | 30 |
Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Keywords
- Zuyuá, miti mesoamericani, letteratura maya,, Popol Vuh, Título de Totonicapán
- Zuyuá, mitos mesoamericanos, literatura maya Popol Vuh, Título de Totonicapán