Talk:Muisca religion and mythology

Latest comment: 10 years ago by 190.248.87.162 in topic Cut-and-Paste copyvio

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This section, previously in the article, is a lexicon of common objects and places. That's exactly where it came from, a dictionary of Chibcha words. Contrary to the blunt statement that these are objects worshipped by the Muisca, they are not sacred objects (most of them). For example, Datura stramonium, a poisonous weed with hallucinagenic properties, was used in a cultural (some might say spiritual) ritual; it wasn't worshipped itself. If we want to include this item in the article, what we'd like to know is, what was the purpose of that ritual, how was the weed used within it (they ate it, smoked it, used it in a soup, adorned their bodies with it, or what?), and what purpose did the weed serve? Similarly with the other objects, animals and plants. This section is raw material for the article, and requires research to establish what significance these things have; they can't just be stuck in with no text. I've retained the template tags previously at the top of the section.Sbalfour (talk) 15:21, 6 March 2014 (UTC)Reply

[old section title]: Gods and sacred persons, places, animals and objects

 
The arrayan tree was sacred to the precolumbian people
 
biza
 
chia
 
chuhuia
 
fagua
 
fupqua
 
hayo

The pre-Columbian inhabitants of Colombia worshipped many forces of nature, animals and plant species, besides the main gods. Among others:

Persons

  • chyquy: priests of the calendar
  • guayque: chief
  • guecha, güecha: warrior
  • mohanes: priests of water
  • tegua: healer
  • ubzaque, uzaque: great chiefs
  • uaia, guaia: mother, a lady

Terrestrial places, animals and objects

Celestial places and objects

  • chia: the moon
  • cuza fiba, Chuchaviva: the rainbow (chuquy) deity - the sign of death.
  • faoba: cloud
  • fagua: a star, the morning star
  • opaguegue: house of the moon
  • sue or xue: the sun

Metaphysical entities

  • Bachué: the mother of mankind
  • Bague: great grandmother, the mind of the universe
  • Bochica: the savior
  • Cuza: the one that is like the night
  • Chibchachum: the world holder.
  • Chimi: the pulp, the first being
  • Chímini: the golden light.
  • Chiminigagua: the golden pulp, the force of creation
  • Nem-catacoa: deity, the protector of festivities, beer (corn beer), and the arts
  • Quemes: the messengers
  • Sue: The parrot, husband of Bachué, which is sometimes depicted as a child in her arms.

Abstractions

  • bxogonoa: the period of a generation
  • fanzaquia: the harvest.
  • fo: the spirit of music
  • ie: the path; the smoke
  • itugue: the emptiness
  • poporo: important device in the ceremony of Hayo (coca chewing).
  • saga: the ceremonial fast
  • titua: house of feathers
  • tyba: the owner of the knowledge.
  • yopo: the plant gate of the knowledge

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Aha! This entire article (before my trivial edits), appears to be cut-and-pasted, with translation, from here. I do not think it can be maintained in the encyclopedia. Foobar.Sbalfour (talk) 01:44, 9 March 2014 (UTC)Reply

That source is dated 2012. The article is here since 2007. It´s centrodeartigos.com who copy-pasted wikipedia, not the other way around — Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.248.87.162 (talk) 21:04, 18 June 2014 (UTC)Reply