Zapotec religion
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Zapotec religion is the indigenous Mesoamerican belief system of the Zapotec people, centered on a pantheon of nature and agricultural deities, ritual calendars, and elaborate ceremonial practices.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zapotec pantheon | 1 |
| Zapotec religion canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10705173 — 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: Zapotec religion Context triple: [Pitao Cozobi, religion, Zapotec religion]
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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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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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Nahua religion
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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Purépecha pantheon
The Purépecha pantheon is the collection of deities worshipped by the pre-Columbian Purépecha people of western Mexico, encompassing gods of creation, war, agriculture, and natural forces central to their religious and cultural life.
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Guanche religion
Guanche religion was the indigenous polytheistic belief system of the Guanche people of the Canary Islands, centered on nature deities, ancestor veneration, and ritual practices tied to their island environment.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Zapotec religion Target entity description: Zapotec religion is the indigenous Mesoamerican belief system of the Zapotec people, centered on a pantheon of nature and agricultural deities, ritual calendars, and elaborate ceremonial practices.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Nahua religion
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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D.
Purépecha pantheon
The Purépecha pantheon is the collection of deities worshipped by the pre-Columbian Purépecha people of western Mexico, encompassing gods of creation, war, agriculture, and natural forces central to their religious and cultural life.
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E.
Guanche religion
Guanche religion was the indigenous polytheistic belief system of the Guanche people of the Canary Islands, centered on nature deities, ancestor veneration, and ritual practices tied to their island environment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (85)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican religion
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ethnic religion ⓘ indigenous religion ⓘ polytheism ⓘ |
| associatedWithSiteType |
ballcourts
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palaces ⓘ step pyramids ⓘ tombs ⓘ |
| centralDeityType |
death god
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earth deity ⓘ fertility deity ⓘ lightning deity ⓘ maize god ⓘ moon deity ⓘ rain god ⓘ sun deity ⓘ wind deity ⓘ |
| continuityIn |
Oaxacan Day of the Dead customs
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modern Zapotec Catholic practices ⓘ |
| cosmologyFeature |
earthly plane
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multi-layered cosmos ⓘ sky world ⓘ underworld realm ⓘ |
| geographicRegion |
Isthmus of Tehuantepec
NERFINISHED
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Oaxaca Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Sierra Norte de Oaxaca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArtifactType |
ceramic effigies
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incense burners ⓘ masks ⓘ stelae ⓘ stone carvings ⓘ urns ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
agricultural fertility
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ancestor veneration ⓘ bloodletting ⓘ divination ⓘ rainmaking rituals ⓘ ritual sacrifice ⓘ sacred calendar ⓘ sacred caves ⓘ sacred mountains ⓘ solar calendar ⓘ underworld ⓘ |
| hasMajorDeity |
Cocijo
NERFINISHED
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Coqui Bezelao NERFINISHED ⓘ Coqui Loo NERFINISHED ⓘ Coqui Xee NERFINISHED ⓘ Coqui Xoo NERFINISHED ⓘ Coqui Zaana NERFINISHED ⓘ Pitao Bezelao NERFINISHED ⓘ Pitao Cozobi NERFINISHED ⓘ Xipe Totec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
harvest rituals
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maize planting rituals ⓘ new fire ceremonies ⓘ rain-calling ceremonies ⓘ royal accession rites ⓘ |
| hasRitualCenter |
Dainzú
NERFINISHED
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Lambityeco NERFINISHED ⓘ Mitla NERFINISHED ⓘ Monte Albán NERFINISHED ⓘ Yagul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRitualSpecialist |
diviner
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priest ⓘ shaman ⓘ |
| influenced | later Oaxacan religious practices ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Mixtec religion
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Olmec religion ⓘ Teotihuacan religion ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Zapotec calendar system
NERFINISHED
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Zapotec kingship ideology ⓘ Zapotec social hierarchy ⓘ |
| partOf | Mesoamerican religious tradition ⓘ |
| practicedBy | Zapotec people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| practices |
burial with grave goods
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calendar-based festivals ⓘ ceremonial feasting ⓘ funerary rituals ⓘ offerings of food and drink ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Classic Mesoamerica
NERFINISHED
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Postclassic Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ Preclassic Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesCalendar |
260-day ritual calendar
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365-day solar calendar ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem | Zapotec script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Zapotec religion Description of subject: Zapotec religion is the indigenous Mesoamerican belief system of the Zapotec people, centered on a pantheon of nature and agricultural deities, ritual calendars, and elaborate ceremonial practices.
Referenced by (2)
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