Exclusive Monotheism and Sahagún's Mission

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

Datos Bibliográficos

ID3323979
AutoresJosefrayn Sánchez-Perry, Josefrayn Sánchez‐Perry (The University of Texas at Austin, autor de correspondencia)
Año2021
Volumen12
Número3
Páginas204
Fecha de publicación2021-03-18
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaReligions (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444
EditorialMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/rel12030204
OpenAlexW3138230840
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias 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