El cuerpo femenino como territorio sagrado. Una interpretación de la ritualidad sobre la piel entre las indígenas huastecas del Oriente de México

Abstract

The Huasteca Potosina is a region to the east of Mexico where cultures of great socio cultural relevance developed within a compound known as Mesoamerica. The purpose of this text is to develop a study of the cosmological context of the huasteco people in which such people rendered tribute to different deities, among which we will highlight the concept of Mother Earth and it´s link to fertility. For that purpose we consider different artistic ways of representation like codex, sculpure and clay pots from where we propose the feminine body was transformed in a sacred space ornamented with painting, tatoos and specific costumes that gave it a simbolic and aesthetic identity.