Publication: Entre mitos, males y brujas: análisis del papel del perro en la época colonial
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Espinosa Guerrero, Marily Stephany
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Ediciones Universidad Autónoma de Chile / Enredars-Universidad Pablo de Olavide
Abstract
En el periodo posterior a la conquista la función simbólica del perro se modificó considerablemente. Mientras en la época prehispánica fue considerado compañero de vida y muerte, símbolo de fertilidad, guía de las almas al inframundo, etc., con el contacto, su figura se asoció a la brujería y a los males que aquejaban a la sociedad; inclusive, en el campo semántico, fue utilizado de manera despectiva para referirse a las personas.
Por tal motivo, el presente trabajo tiene la finalidad de analizar la conexión entre el perro, la hechicería y la muerte durante la época colonial en la Nueva España (1521-1810), desentrañando los aspectos simbólicos y valores asociados con el animal, dentro de la cosmovisión de la sociedad novohispana. Lo anterior, a partir del estudio de fuentes etnohistóricas y judiciales que dan cuenta de los procesos sociales relacionados con los perros en dicho contexto y sus implicaciones; haciendo énfasis en su figura de seres nocturnos, perseguidos por encarnar el mal y la comprensión integral de los aspectos culturales, sociales, religiosos, jurídicos y sanitarios relacionados con ellos.
In the period after the conquest, the symbolic function of the dog changed considerably. While in pre-Hispanic times he was considered a companion of life and death, symbol of fertility, guide of souls to the underworld, etc., with contact, his figure was associated with witchcraft and the evils that afflicted society; in the semantic field, it was even used in a derogatory way to refer to people. For this reason, the purpose of this work is to analyze the connection between the dog, sorcery and death during the colonial era in New Spain (1521-1810), unraveling the symbolic aspects and values associated with the animal, within the worldview of New Spain society. The above, based on the study of ethnohistorical and judicial sources that account for the social processes related to dogs in said context and their implications; emphasizing their figure as nocturnal beings, persecuted for embodying evil and the comprehensive understanding of the cultural, social, religious, judicial and health aspects related to them.
In the period after the conquest, the symbolic function of the dog changed considerably. While in pre-Hispanic times he was considered a companion of life and death, symbol of fertility, guide of souls to the underworld, etc., with contact, his figure was associated with witchcraft and the evils that afflicted society; in the semantic field, it was even used in a derogatory way to refer to people. For this reason, the purpose of this work is to analyze the connection between the dog, sorcery and death during the colonial era in New Spain (1521-1810), unraveling the symbolic aspects and values associated with the animal, within the worldview of New Spain society. The above, based on the study of ethnohistorical and judicial sources that account for the social processes related to dogs in said context and their implications; emphasizing their figure as nocturnal beings, persecuted for embodying evil and the comprehensive understanding of the cultural, social, religious, judicial and health aspects related to them.




