<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This paper deals with sixteenth-century Mexican monastic architecture and art. Mexican monasteries were constructed all over the territory of New Spain (1635-1821) in relation to the need to evangelize the native American populations. The article discusses the place of this architecture and art in the historiography of the history of art taking into consideration the changes of paradigms and putting particular emphasis on anthropology and its approaches. In terms of method, it is interdisciplinary and combines synchronic and diachronic perspectives.</p></abstract>

This paper deals with sixteenth-century Mexican monastic architecture and art. Mexican monasteries were constructed all over the territory of New Spain (1635-1821) in relation to the need to evangelize the native American populations. The article discusses the place of this architecture and art in the historiography of the history of art taking into consideration the changes of paradigms and putting particular emphasis on anthropology and its approaches. In terms of method, it is interdisciplinary and combines synchronic and diachronic perspectives.

Sixteenth-century Mexican Monasteries and Art. An Anthropological Perspective

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This paper deals with sixteenth-century Mexican monastic architecture and art. Mexican monasteries were constructed all over the territory of New Spain...

Sixteenth-century Mexican Monasteries and Art. An Anthropological Perspective

Published Online: Jan 25, 2019

Page range: 93 - 124

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eas-2018-0011

Keywords
Mexico, New Spain, sixteenth century, evangelization, native American populations, monasteries, art, interdisciplinarity, history, anthropology, synchrony and diachrony

© 2018 Monika Brenišínová, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Sixteenth-century Mexican Monasteries and Art. An Anthropological Perspective

Published Online: Jan 25, 2019

Page range: 93 - 124

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eas-2018-0011

KeywordsMexico, New Spain, sixteenth century, evangelization, native American populations, monasteries, art, interdisciplinarity, history, anthropology, synchrony and diachrony

© 2018 Monika Brenišínová, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Mexico, New Spain, sixteenth century, evangelization, native American populations, monasteries, art, interdisciplinarity, history, anthropology, synchrony and diachrony