The Nahuatl Myth of the Creation of Humankind
A Coastal Connection
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2574143 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jean-Claude Delhalle (corresponding author), Albert Luykx |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 117-121 |
| Publication date | 1986-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7316 • E-ISSN: 2325-5064 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/280398 |
| OpenAlex | W1994465226 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 6 |
Two engravings from the Gulf Coast seem to refer the origin of humankind to the Fifth Sun; consequently they raise again the hypothesis of the eastern position of Tamoanchan. This sacred place, at once mythical and historical, was the home of the gods; the cradle of humanity, the point of departure of the great ancestors from the Gulf (the Olmecs); it was also the paradise lost. One of these pictures predates the Nahuatl culture, and, hence, may indicate the antiquity of this myth
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art history · Ethnology · Geography · Humanity · Mythology · Nahuatl · Paradise · Theology · Classics · History · Latin American history and culture · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.06 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2008 - 2008 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |