The prophet Enoch among the Maya of the Yucatan Peninsula

The prophet Enoch among the Maya of the Yucatan Peninsula

Mayas in Yucatan and Quintana Roo, Mexico, tell stories of having been visited by a prophet of the apocalypse who called himself Enoch. This article relates the content of those stories, reveals the identity of the alleged prophet, and explores how Mayas shaped a quixotic figure from the 1920s into...

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Yazar: Sullivan, Paul
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Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: Journal de la Société des américanistes 2025
Konular:
Mayas
tradition orale
Yucatán
prophète
Yucatan
prophets
oral traditions
tradición oral
profetas
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spelling openedition-oai:revues.org:jsa_23699 https://doi.org/10.4000/13hkq urn:doi:10.4000/13hkq en https://journals.openedition.org/jsa/23699 2025-02-06T13:29:39Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/13hkq https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ The prophet Enoch among the Maya of the Yucatan Peninsula Journal de la Société des américanistes Société des américanistes info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/1957-7842 info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/0037-9174 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/jsa Sullivan, Paul Mayas tradition orale Yucatán prophète Mayas Yucatan prophets oral traditions Mayas Yucatán tradición oral profetas Mayas in Yucatan and Quintana Roo, Mexico, tell stories of having been visited by a prophet of the apocalypse who called himself Enoch. This article relates the content of those stories, reveals the identity of the alleged prophet, and explores how Mayas shaped a quixotic figure from the 1920s into a divine messenger endowed with attributes drawn from Maya mythologies. Les Mayas du Yucatán et du Quintana Roo, au Mexique, racontent qu’ils ont reçu la visite d’un prophète de l’apocalypse qui se faisait appeler Hénoch. Cet article relate le contenu de ces histoires, révèle l’identité du prétendu prophète et explore comment les Mayas ont transformé une figure chimérique des années 1920 en un messager divin doté d’attributs tirés des mythologies mayas. Los mayas de Yucatán y Quintana Roo, México, cuentan historias de haber sido visitados por un profeta del apocalipsis que se hacía llamar Enoc. Este artículo relata el contenido de esas historias, revela la identidad del supuesto profeta y explora cómo los mayas transformaron una figura quijotesca de la década de 1920 en un mensajero divino dotado de atributos extraídos de las mitologías mayas.
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topic Mayas
tradition orale
Yucatán
prophète
Mayas
Yucatan
prophets
oral traditions
Mayas
Yucatán
tradición oral
profetas
spellingShingle Mayas
tradition orale
Yucatán
prophète
Mayas
Yucatan
prophets
oral traditions
Mayas
Yucatán
tradición oral
profetas
Sullivan, Paul
The prophet Enoch among the Maya of the Yucatan Peninsula
description Mayas in Yucatan and Quintana Roo, Mexico, tell stories of having been visited by a prophet of the apocalypse who called himself Enoch. This article relates the content of those stories, reveals the identity of the alleged prophet, and explores how Mayas shaped a quixotic figure from the 1920s into a divine messenger endowed with attributes drawn from Maya mythologies.
author Sullivan, Paul
author_facet Sullivan, Paul
author_sort Sullivan, Paul
title The prophet Enoch among the Maya of the Yucatan Peninsula
title_short The prophet Enoch among the Maya of the Yucatan Peninsula
title_full The prophet Enoch among the Maya of the Yucatan Peninsula
title_fullStr The prophet Enoch among the Maya of the Yucatan Peninsula
title_full_unstemmed The prophet Enoch among the Maya of the Yucatan Peninsula
title_sort prophet enoch among the maya of the yucatan peninsula
publisher Journal de la Société des américanistes
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