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The dialectic forms of water, animal and vegetable hierophanies as a memory resource in the myths of indigenous america

2025-04-04 Emilia Raggi Lucio

Mircea Eliade defines hierophanies as representations of a sacred moment, a revelation through a symbolic complex that shows the worldview of the cultures that made artifacts an images that allowed the rituals to recreate the cosmogonic moment.

Feline prints in prehispanic art: their treatment in the specialized literature

2025-04-04 Rafael Castillo Taracena

The following article is a qualitative comparison of the various studies conducted on the representation of felines in pre-Hispanic American art, with accent on the mayan culture.