“Con las lagañas de un perro puedes ver a los muertos”. Representaciones plásticas y verbales de los perros en la comunidad purépecha de Ocumicho

The article focuses on the analysis of the representations of dogs that appear in the daily, mythical, historical and aesthetic life of Ocumicho, a community belonging to the Purépecha ethnic group in Mexico. The polychrome clay sculptures, made by the women of the town, find meaning in the multiple...

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Main Author: Eva María Garrido Izaguirre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centre de Recherches sur les Mondes Américains 2021-10-01
Series:Nuevo mundo - Mundos Nuevos
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/nuevomundo/85338