The Transformations of the Sacred Spaces Linked to the Ancestors in Mitla, Oaxaca: A Historical and Phenomenological Perspective

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This is an abstract from the "Bringing the Past to Life, Part 1: Papers in Honor of John M. D. Pohl" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

This paper presents an investigation on how the transformations of rituals and spaces linked to ancestors have occurred in San Pablo Villa de Mitla, Oaxaca, from the Late Postclassic to the present. The spaces known as the Grupo de la Iglesia and Grupo del Calvario are addressed, both with antecedents from prehispanic times, as places where sacred rites are performed today that allow communication with the ancestors. This study is enriched with ethnographic work carried out from a vision and dialogue with the local Zapotec culture. The work is carried out by two researchers, from a phenomenological, historical, and archaeological perspective. In parallel, the phenomenon of cultural commercialization and its local social consequences are exposed, it also helps to raise new elements to rethink economic development initiatives that can be in dialogue with the protection and conservation of the cultural heritage of Mitla.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Bringing the Past to Life, Part 1: Papers in Honor of John M. D. Pohl   •
• Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)

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Abstract Id(s): 38974.0