Eroticism and Beauty in the Ancient Nahua Culture: Approaches to their Study

  • Miriam López Hernández Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/REAA.58290
Keywords: Eroticism, beauty, sexuality, body, Nahuas, sculpture.

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to explore the field of the body, the eroticism and the beauty among the ancient Nahuas. By means of the anthropomorphic sculpture, the ethnohistoric texts, pictorial representations and the Nahuatl language, esthetic and erotic ideas of the ancient Nahua culture are reconstructed. In the text are considered narratives and descriptions that refer of the erotic female and masculine body: the caresses of the prostitutes to the ixiptlahuan of the gods before dying, the courtship in the cuicacalli between warriors and prostitutes; as well as the use of feminine makeup, body painting and language.

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Published
2017-12-11
How to Cite
López Hernández M. (2017). Eroticism and Beauty in the Ancient Nahua Culture: Approaches to their Study. Revista Española de Antropología Americana, 46, 117-139. https://doi.org/10.5209/REAA.58290
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Vol. 46 (2016)
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