Exclusive Monotheism and Sahagún's Mission

The Problem of Universals in the First Book of the Florentine Codex

Dados Bibliográficos

ID3323979
AutoresJosefrayn Sánchez-Perry, Josefrayn Sánchez‐Perry (The University of Texas at Austin, autor correspondente)
Ano2021
Volume12
Fascículo3
Páginas204
Data de publicação2021-03-18
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoReligions (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444
EditoraMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/rel12030204
OpenAlexW3138230840
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas29

This article outlines the missionary methods of the Franciscan Bernardino de Sahagún, his interaction with Nahua communities in central Mexico, and the production of a text called the Florentine Codex. This article argues that the philosophical problem of universals, whether "common natures" existed and whether they existed across all cultures, influenced iconoclastic arguments about Nahua gods and idolatry. Focusing on the Florentine Codex Book 1 and its Appendix, containing a description of Nahua gods and their refutation, the article establishes how Sahagún and his team contended with the concept of universals as shaped by Nahua history and religion. This article presents the Florentine Codex Book 1 as a case study that points to larger patterns in the Christian religion, its need for mission, and its construal of true and false religion

Epistemology · Idolatry · Monotheism · Problem of universals · Theology · Classics · Early Modern Women Writers · History · Latin American and Latino Studies · Latin American history and culture · Philosophy