Nahualli ihuan tlamacazqui
Witches, Sorcerers, and Priests in Ancient Mexico
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20042347 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Roberto Martínez González (0000-0002-2533-4897, corresponding author) |
| Editors | Jeremy D Coltman, Jeremy Coltman (0000-0001-5907-3499), John M D Pohl |
| Year | 2020 |
| Pages | 381-397 |
| Publication date | 2020-12-16 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Sorcery in Mesoamerica (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | University of Colorado Press (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5876/9781607329541.c013 |
| OpenAlex | W3110810090 |
| ISBN | 9781607329541 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 18 |
In 1632 Thomas Gage, a Dominican friar of English ancestry, was ministering to the highland Maya community of Petapa, Guatemala, when he became involved in a remarkable encounter with the leaders of two rival political factions within the community.They told me that the report went that Juan Gómez was the chief wizard of all the wizards and witches in the town, and that commonly he was wont to be changed into the shape of a lion, and so to walk about the mountains.That he was ever a deadly enemy to one Sebastian López, an ancient Indian and head of another tribe, and that two days before they had met in the mountain, Gómez in the shape of a lion and López in the shape of a tiger, and that they had fought most cruelly till Gómez, who was the older and weaker, was tired of it, much bit and bruised, and died of it . . .This struck me at the very heart, to think that I should live among such people, who were spending all they could get by their work and labor upon the church, saints and in offerings, and yet were so privy to the counsels of Satan.(Gage 1958: 275-276) Juan Gómez had been a person of considerable wealth and power in Petapa.Gage even refers to him as a kind of "ruler."He had been entirely dedicated to the church, attending morning and evening prayers regularly and contributing generously with gifts that supported the Dominicans in their missionary activities in the region.Even more surprising however was that, following Gómez's death from injuries sustained during their supernatural encounter, his rival, Sebastian López, was incarcerated by
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |