Cameron L. McNeil
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- September 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780813029535
- eISBN:
- 9780813039503
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Florida
- DOI:
- 10.5744/florida/9780813029535.003.0001
- Subject:
- Archaeology, Prehistoric Archaeology
In the pre-Columbian cultures of the Americas, the Theobroma cacao L. tree or commonly known as the “cacao tree” played a very significant and central role in the culture and religion of those ...
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In the pre-Columbian cultures of the Americas, the Theobroma cacao L. tree or commonly known as the “cacao tree” played a very significant and central role in the culture and religion of those regions. For the people, cacao seeds, and the products derived from them, played a central role in their spiritual beliefs and their social and economic systems. For the ancient and modern cultures of the Central and South America, cacao seeds not only play a part in religious rituals but were also important ingredient for food and beverages, topical creams, and medicinal concoctions. Apart from playing a central role in the culinary practices of these cultures, cacao was also an indispensable item for trade and economics. This introduction discusses the origins and history of cacao. It explores the importance of cacao in the cultures of Mesoamerica and beyond. The periods discussed in this introduction where cacao played a central role on the culture, economics, and religion include the Classic Mesoamerica, Colonial Mesoamerica, and Modern Mesoamerica eras. The introduction also includes a discussion on the impact of cacao use and consumption in the societies and social strata of the pre-Columbian Mesoamerica.Less
In the pre-Columbian cultures of the Americas, the Theobroma cacao L. tree or commonly known as the “cacao tree” played a very significant and central role in the culture and religion of those regions. For the people, cacao seeds, and the products derived from them, played a central role in their spiritual beliefs and their social and economic systems. For the ancient and modern cultures of the Central and South America, cacao seeds not only play a part in religious rituals but were also important ingredient for food and beverages, topical creams, and medicinal concoctions. Apart from playing a central role in the culinary practices of these cultures, cacao was also an indispensable item for trade and economics. This introduction discusses the origins and history of cacao. It explores the importance of cacao in the cultures of Mesoamerica and beyond. The periods discussed in this introduction where cacao played a central role on the culture, economics, and religion include the Classic Mesoamerica, Colonial Mesoamerica, and Modern Mesoamerica eras. The introduction also includes a discussion on the impact of cacao use and consumption in the societies and social strata of the pre-Columbian Mesoamerica.
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- March 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780226734149
- eISBN:
- 9780226734163
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- DOI:
- 10.7208/chicago/9780226734163.003.0002
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Latin American Studies
This chapter places Sergei Eisenstein's images in relation to the anthropological discourse on Mexican postrevolutionary state ideology. It focuses on Jose Vasconcelos, Roberto Montenegro and Adolfo ...
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This chapter places Sergei Eisenstein's images in relation to the anthropological discourse on Mexican postrevolutionary state ideology. It focuses on Jose Vasconcelos, Roberto Montenegro and Adolfo Best Maugard as some of its key ideologues. It looks at the representation of the indigenous in ¡Que Viva Mexico! pointing out ways in which it was linked to the Mexican muralist project and explores Eisenstein's visual and narrative synthesis of pre-Columbian culture in its inherent claim to permanence with the ultramodern and the iconoclastic revolutionary impulse.Less
This chapter places Sergei Eisenstein's images in relation to the anthropological discourse on Mexican postrevolutionary state ideology. It focuses on Jose Vasconcelos, Roberto Montenegro and Adolfo Best Maugard as some of its key ideologues. It looks at the representation of the indigenous in ¡Que Viva Mexico! pointing out ways in which it was linked to the Mexican muralist project and explores Eisenstein's visual and narrative synthesis of pre-Columbian culture in its inherent claim to permanence with the ultramodern and the iconoclastic revolutionary impulse.
