Mitos y realidades sobre el origen del culto a la Virgen de Guadalupe

The worship of the Guadalupe’s virgin has its origins from the remote Pre-Hispanic sanctuary established on the hill of Tepeyac, in the north of Mexico City, consecrated to the female god Tonatzin. Around 1525, the Sanctuary was transformed by the evangelize friars in a catholic shrine dedicated to...

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Main Author: Gisela von Wobeser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundación Universidad Autónoma de Colombia 2013-01-01
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Online Access:http://revistas.fuac.edu.co/index.php/grafia/article/download/355/338
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description The worship of the Guadalupe’s virgin has its origins from the remote Pre-Hispanic sanctuary established on the hill of Tepeyac, in the north of Mexico City, consecrated to the female god Tonatzin. Around 1525, the Sanctuary was transformed by the evangelize friars in a catholic shrine dedicated to Virgin Mary. The legend conjugates two traditions that converge in the Mexican culture. So, at the time it is subscribed to the Hispanic Marians, supported on the power of the images and it continues a narrative development so similar with the Hispanic Marian legends; it contains, also, numerous elements from the indigenous culture, achieving a position of tradition in the Pre-Hispanic towns.
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spellingShingle Gisela von Wobeser
Mitos y realidades sobre el origen del culto a la Virgen de Guadalupe
Grafía
virgin mary
apparition; marian worship
founder legends
marian images
miracle virgin
guadeloupe’s virgin
evangelization
title Mitos y realidades sobre el origen del culto a la Virgen de Guadalupe
title_full Mitos y realidades sobre el origen del culto a la Virgen de Guadalupe
title_fullStr Mitos y realidades sobre el origen del culto a la Virgen de Guadalupe
title_full_unstemmed Mitos y realidades sobre el origen del culto a la Virgen de Guadalupe
title_short Mitos y realidades sobre el origen del culto a la Virgen de Guadalupe
title_sort mitos y realidades sobre el origen del culto a la virgen de guadalupe
topic virgin mary
apparition; marian worship
founder legends
marian images
miracle virgin
guadeloupe’s virgin
evangelization
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