Le cerf et le roi : modèle sacrificiel et rite d’intronisation dans l’ancien Mexique

The deer and the king : sacrificial model and enthronment rite in Ancient Mexico. After a brief description of the rituals previous to hunting and the cynegetic techniques, this article pretends to establish a parallel between hunted deers and captured and sacrified warriors. As well, some aspects o...

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Main Author: Guilhem Olivier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Société des américanistes 2008-07-01
Series:Journal de la Société des Américanistes
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/jsa/9573
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Summary:The deer and the king : sacrificial model and enthronment rite in Ancient Mexico. After a brief description of the rituals previous to hunting and the cynegetic techniques, this article pretends to establish a parallel between hunted deers and captured and sacrified warriors. As well, some aspects of the enthronment rites suggest that the future king was assimilated to a sacrified victim, according to a model who could refer to an immolated deer, may be in its ancestor aspect.
ISSN:0037-9174
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