Arte y hagiografía, siglos XVI-XX

El propósito fundamental de este libro es reconstruir la historia de San Basilio de Palenque como un homenaje a los antiguos cimarrones que tuvieron la capacidad de escapar de la vida en esclavitud. Sostuvieron su palenque por casi un siglo, a pesar de las ingentes vicisitudes y de las guerras que contra ellos se emprendieron. El libro abarca un capítulo introductorio sobre la historiografía de los palenques en Colombia y otros cuatro que plantean los diversos momentos del devenir histórico de los palenques de las sierras de María: el origen, el desarrollo, la conquista y el...

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La sociedad azteca estaba dividida en veinte clanes llamados calpullis, donde la religión ejercía una influencia predominante, que consistía en grupos de personas conectadas por parentesco, divisiones territoriales, la invocación de un dios particular y la continuación de familias antiguas unidas por un vínculo de parentesco. biológicos y religiosos que derivaron del culto al dios titular. Cada clan tenía tierras, un templo y un jefe o calpullec. Se dividieron en tres clases; Nobles, gente común y esclavos.