Social Memory in Ancient and Colonial Mesoamerica

In Social Memory in Ancient and Colonial Mesoamerica, Amos Megged uncovers the missing links in Mesoamerican peoples' quest for their collective past. Analyzing ancient repositories of knowledge, as well as social and religious practices, he uncovers the unique procedures and formulas by which social memory was communicated and how it operated in Mesoamerica prior to the Spanish conquest. He also explores how cherished and revived practices evolved, how they were adapted to changing circumstances, and how they helped various ethnic groups cope with the tribulations of colonization and Christianization. Megged's volume also suggests how social and cultural historians, ethnohistorians, and anthropologists can rethink indigenous representations of the past while taking into account the deep transformations in Mexican society during the colonial era.
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An aparitie	2014
Autor	Amos Megged
Dimensiuni	17.8 x 1.9 x 25.4 cm
Editura	Cambridge University Press
Format	Paperback
ISBN	9781107448766
Limba	Engleza
Nr pag	360