Purépecha Religion

picture info	Purépecha Religion The Purépecha religion is the religion of the Purépecha people. See also * Purépecha deities The culture of the Purépecha people was polytheist. List of some deities: * Curicaveri - Sun god * Cuerauáperi - Creation goddess * Xarátanga - Water god * Cuitzeo - War god * Auicamine - Evil goddess * Pehuame - Birth goddess (advocation ... Purépecha Pre-Columbian mythology and religion {{reli-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Tarascan Incense Burner W Tlaloc Headdress Tarascan or Tarasca is an exonym and the popular name for the Purépecha culture. It may refer to: * the Tarascan State, a Mesoamerican empire until the Spanish conquest in the 1500s, located in (present-day) west-central Mexico * the Purépecha people * the Purépecha language The term has pejorative connotations when it refers to the people or their language. Etymology The name "Tarascan" (and its Spanish-language equivalent, "tarasco") comes from the word "tarascue" in the Purépecha language, which means indistinctly "father-in-law" or "son-in-law". The Spanish took it as their name, for reasons that have been attributed to different, mostly legendary, stories. The Nahuatl name for the Purépecha was "Michhuàquê" ("those who have fish"), whence the name of the Mexican state of Michoacán Michoacán, formally Michoacán de Ocampo (; Purépecha: ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Michoacán de Ocampo ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo), is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Purépecha People The Purépecha (endonym pua, P'urhepecha ) are a group of indigenous people centered in the northwestern region of Michoacán, Mexico, mainly in the area of the cities of Cherán and Pátzcuaro. They are also known by the pejorative " Tarascan", an exonym, applied by outsiders and not one they use for themselves. The Purépecha occupied most of Michoacán but also some of the lower valleys of both Guanajuato and Jalisco. Celaya, Acambaro, Cerano, and Yurirapundaro. Now, the Purépecha live mostly in the highlands of central Michoacán, around Lakes Patzcuaro and Cuitzeo. History Prehispanic history It was one of the major empires of the Pre-Columbian era. The capital city was Tzintzuntzan. Purépecha architecture is noted for step pyramids in the shape of the letter "T". Pre-Columbian Purépecha artisans made feather mosaics that extensively used hummingbird feathers, which were highly regarded as luxury goods throughout the region. During the Pre-Colonial era, the Pur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Purépecha Deities The culture of the Purépecha people was polytheist. List of some deities: * Curicaveri - Sun god * Cuerauáperi - Creation goddess * Xarátanga - Water god * Cuitzeo - War god * Auicamine - Evil goddess * Pehuame - Birth goddess (advocation of Cuerauáperi) * Jurhiata - (advocation of Curicaveri) References * :es:Imperio purépecha * :es:Cultura tarasca {{DEFAULTSORT:Tarascan Purépecha Deities A deity or god is a supernatural being who is considered divine or sacred. The ''Oxford Dictionary of English'' defines deity as a god or goddess, or anything revered as divine. C. Scott Littleton defines a deity as "a being with powers greater ... Lists of deities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Purépecha The Purépecha (endonym pua, P'urhepecha ) are a group of indigenous people centered in the northwestern region of Michoacán, Mexico, mainly in the area of the cities of Cherán and Pátzcuaro. They are also known by the pejorative " Tarascan", an exonym, applied by outsiders and not one they use for themselves. The Purépecha occupied most of Michoacán but also some of the lower valleys of both Guanajuato and Jalisco. Celaya, Acambaro, Cerano, and Yurirapundaro. Now, the Purépecha live mostly in the highlands of central Michoacán, around Lakes Patzcuaro and Cuitzeo. History Prehispanic history It was one of the major empires of the Pre-Columbian era. The capital city was Tzintzuntzan. Purépecha architecture is noted for step pyramids in the shape of the letter "T". Pre-Columbian Purépecha artisans made feather mosaics that extensively used hummingbird feathers, which were highly regarded as luxury goods throughout the region. During the Pre-Colonial era, the Pur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]