Nahua religion
E863878
Nahua religion is the pre-Columbian Mesoamerican belief system of the Nahua peoples, centered on a complex pantheon of deities, ritual sacrifice, and cosmological cycles of creation and destruction.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nahua religion canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10432396 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Nahua religion Context triple: [Tonantzin, religiousTradition, Nahua religion]
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Guarijío traditional religion
Guarijío traditional religion is the indigenous spiritual belief system of the Guarijío people of northern Mexico, centered on nature veneration, ancestral spirits, and community rituals that blend pre-Hispanic cosmology with some Catholic influences.
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Mixtec religion
Mixtec religion is the indigenous belief system of the Mixtec people of Mesoamerica, centered on a pantheon of deities, ancestor veneration, sacred landscapes, and rituals tied to agriculture and cosmic cycles.
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Hopi traditional religion
Hopi traditional religion is an Indigenous spiritual system centered on ceremonial cycles, kachina spirits, and a deep relationship with the land and seasonal agricultural practices of the Hopi people of the American Southwest.
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Longhouse religion
Longhouse religion is a 19th-century revitalization movement among the Iroquois (Haudenosaunee), blending traditional Native beliefs with selected Christian elements to promote cultural renewal and moral reform.
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Apatani indigenous religion
Apatani indigenous religion is the traditional animistic and nature-worshipping belief system of the Apatani people of Arunachal Pradesh, India, centered on rituals, festivals, and ecological harmony.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Nahua religion Target entity description: Nahua religion is the pre-Columbian Mesoamerican belief system of the Nahua peoples, centered on a complex pantheon of deities, ritual sacrifice, and cosmological cycles of creation and destruction.
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A.
Guarijío traditional religion
Guarijío traditional religion is the indigenous spiritual belief system of the Guarijío people of northern Mexico, centered on nature veneration, ancestral spirits, and community rituals that blend pre-Hispanic cosmology with some Catholic influences.
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B.
Mixtec religion
Mixtec religion is the indigenous belief system of the Mixtec people of Mesoamerica, centered on a pantheon of deities, ancestor veneration, sacred landscapes, and rituals tied to agriculture and cosmic cycles.
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C.
Hopi traditional religion
Hopi traditional religion is an Indigenous spiritual system centered on ceremonial cycles, kachina spirits, and a deep relationship with the land and seasonal agricultural practices of the Hopi people of the American Southwest.
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D.
Longhouse religion
Longhouse religion is a 19th-century revitalization movement among the Iroquois (Haudenosaunee), blending traditional Native beliefs with selected Christian elements to promote cultural renewal and moral reform.
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E.
Apatani indigenous religion
Apatani indigenous religion is the traditional animistic and nature-worshipping belief system of the Apatani people of Arunachal Pradesh, India, centered on rituals, festivals, and ecological harmony.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican religion
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religion ⓘ |
| associatedEmpire | Aztec Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralMyth | Five Suns cosmogony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreArea | Central Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Codex Borbonicus
NERFINISHED
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Codex Borgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Codex Mendoza NERFINISHED ⓘ Florentine Codex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
cosmological cycles of creation and destruction
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debt-payment to the gods ⓘ multiple soul components ⓘ sacred warfare (xochiyaoyotl) ⓘ teotl (sacred energy) ⓘ tonalli (animating force) ⓘ |
| hasCosmologyElement |
layered heavens
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multiple world ages ⓘ sun cycles ⓘ underworld Mictlan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDeity |
Centeotl
NERFINISHED
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Chalchiuhtlicue NERFINISHED ⓘ Coatlicue NERFINISHED ⓘ Coyolxauhqui NERFINISHED ⓘ Ehecatl NERFINISHED ⓘ Huitzilopochtli NERFINISHED ⓘ Mictecacihuatl NERFINISHED ⓘ Mictlantecuhtli NERFINISHED ⓘ Quetzalcoatl NERFINISHED ⓘ Tezcatlipoca NERFINISHED ⓘ Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli NERFINISHED ⓘ Tlaloc NERFINISHED ⓘ Tlaltecuhtli NERFINISHED ⓘ Tlazolteotl NERFINISHED ⓘ Tonatiuh NERFINISHED ⓘ Xipe Totec NERFINISHED ⓘ Xiuhtecuhtli NERFINISHED ⓘ Xochipilli NERFINISHED ⓘ Xochiquetzal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPantheonType | polytheism ⓘ |
| hasPractice |
agricultural fertility rites
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bloodletting ⓘ calendar rituals ⓘ divination ⓘ ritual sacrifice ⓘ |
| hasPriesthood | tlamacazque (priests) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRitualCenter |
Templo Mayor
NERFINISHED
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Tenochtitlan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRitualCycle |
New Fire ceremony
NERFINISHED
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veintena festivals ⓘ |
| hasRitualObject |
copal incense
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obsidian blades ⓘ paper offerings ⓘ turquoise and feather regalia ⓘ |
| hasSacrificeType |
animal sacrifice
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auto-sacrifice ⓘ human sacrifice ⓘ |
| hasSpecialist | tonalpouhqui (day-keepers) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier Mesoamerican religions ⓘ |
| practicedBy | Nahua peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sacredLanguage | Classical Nahuatl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Postclassic Mesoamerica
NERFINISHED
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pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
| usesCalendar |
tonalpohualli
NERFINISHED
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xiuhpohualli ⓘ |
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Subject: Nahua religion Description of subject: Nahua religion is the pre-Columbian Mesoamerican belief system of the Nahua peoples, centered on a complex pantheon of deities, ritual sacrifice, and cosmological cycles of creation and destruction.
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