Missionaries' Beasts in New Spain: The Utilization of the European Bestiary Tradition in Sahagún's Florentine Codex

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dc.contributor.authorKilian, Laura Elizabeth
dc.date.accessioned2010-11-10T01:27:33Z
dc.date.available2010-11-10T01:27:33Z
dc.date.issued2010-09
dc.descriptionix, 115 p. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number.en_US
dc.description.abstractFriar Bernardino de Sahagún's Historia general de las cosas de la Nueva Espana, more commonly known as the Florentine Codex, begun in 1558, is arguably the most comprehensive source of information concerning the pre-colonial and colonial indigenous cultures of New Spain. This compilation, produced both by Sahagún and indigenous aides, documents the convergence of Aztec and European cultures. As such it represents the hybrid nature of colonial culture and is best approached from an understanding of both its European and Aztec influences. It is the aim of this thesis to consider the Florentine Codex, and Book Eleven ("Earthly Things") specifically, in the context of the European bestiary tradition. This thesis will illuminate Sahagún's role as a Franciscan missionary and the ways in which he utilized Aztec animal imagery syncretically, for the purpose of evangelization. Analysis takes the form of case studies concerning the jaguar, birds, and serpents.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipCommittee in Charge: Dr. James Harper, Chair; Dr. Lauren Kilroy; Dr. Robert Hasketten_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/10828
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Oregonen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesUniversity of Oregon theses, Dept. of Art History, M.A., 2010;
dc.subjectSahagun, Bernardino de, d. 1590. Historia general de las cosas de Nueva Espanaen_US
dc.subjectHistoria general de las cosas de Nueva Espana
dc.subjectCodice florentino
dc.subjectFlorentine codex
dc.titleMissionaries' Beasts in New Spain: The Utilization of the European Bestiary Tradition in Sahagún's Florentine Codexen_US
dc.title.alternativeUtilization of the European Bestiary Tradition in Sahagún's Florentine Codexen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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