Weapons, temples and war: the warlike nature of Quetzalcoatl's cult in Mesoamerica.

Authors

  • Alexandre Guida Navarro Universidade de São Paulo. Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2448-1750.revmae.2002.109444

Keywords:

Pre-Columbian archaeology - Mesoamerican iconography - PreHispanic Religion - Maya warfare - Mexican codes - Mexican chronicles.

Abstract

This paper aims at identifying material culture associated to the warlike cult of Quetzalcoatl in Mesoamerica. The data come from images of this deity in war contexts in temples at Chichen Itza. I conclude that Quetzalcoatl was an ideological component of war during the Terminal Classic Period (700/950 A.D.) and I suggest a revision of the religious concept in pre-colonial times. Established by Spanish missionaries during the Conquest in the 16th century, those concepts continue to prevail today.

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Author Biography

  • Alexandre Guida Navarro, Universidade de São Paulo. Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia
    Doutorando em Arqueologia Pré-Colombiana.

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Published

2002-12-18

Issue

No. 12 (2002)

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Articles

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Copyright (c) 2002 Alexandre Guida Navarro

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How to Cite

NAVARRO, Alexandre Guida. Weapons, temples and war: the warlike nature of Quetzalcoatl’s cult in Mesoamerica. Revista do Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia, São Paulo, Brasil, n. 12, p. 165–176, 2002. DOI: 10.11606/issn.2448-1750.revmae.2002.109444. Disponível em: https://periodicos.usp.br/revmae/article/view/109444.. Acesso em: 29 jun. 2024.