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Talk - Into the Abyss: the Cueva del Diablo at Mitla and the Zapotec Worldview
Talk - Into the Abyss: the Cueva del Diablo at Mitla and the Zapotec Worldview

Mon, Jan 15

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Oaxaca de Juárez

Talk - Into the Abyss: the Cueva del Diablo at Mitla and the Zapotec Worldview

Come to the lecture and learn how the ancestors had access to this realm which lies at the heart of Zapotec worldview in the past and present. This is a Welte Institute Presentation. A share of the proceeds will go to supporting the mission of the Welte Institute.

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Jan 15, 2024, 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM

Oaxaca de Juárez, Calle de José María Pino Suárez 519, RUTA INDEPENDENCIA, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juárez, Oax., Mexico

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Synopsis:

A small cave lying in the hills a short distance from Mitla is a little-known “Mecca” of sorts as it attracts pilgrims living hundreds of kilometers away who come to commune with the spirits of deceased loved ones and other potent supernatural forces. The use of the cave extends back to 500 B.C.E. when it came to be regarded as a portal or gateway to the Underworld and a threshold to the supernatural realm and its powers.

Come to the lecture and learn how the ancestors, and access to them, lie at the heart of Zapotec wordview in the past and present.

This is a Welte Research Institute of Oaxaca presentation. Proceeds will be shared with the Welte in support of their mission. 

Donations can also be made directly to the Welte Institute through the Oaxaca Lending Library Foundation, Inc. (oaxacalendinglibraryfoundation.org). (The Oaxaca Lending Library Foundation is an independent US Non Profit. It is not an affiliate of the Oaxaca Lending Library)

Bio:

Dr. Robert Markens: Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

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