The Tonantsi Cult of the Eastern Nahua

Author

Alan R. Sandstrom

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Publication Date

11-1-1983

Publication Title

Mother Worship: Theme and Variations

Abstract

The authors identify the general symbol of the "Mother Goddess" as a common sanctified image, and they demonstrate some of the cultural variations in form or function of the symbol in specific sociocultural settings. Although the subject is approached from a wide variety of perspectives, the authors concur that female deities are not mere projections of sociocultural conditions on an ideological screen; divine mother images represent something of the nurturant and sometimes destructive dimension of the cosmic order.

Document Type

Book Chapter

Recommended Citation

Sandstrom, Alan R., "The Tonantsi Cult of the Eastern Nahua" (1983). KIP Articles. 8097.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/kip_articles/8097