Information AboutMazatec |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT MAZATEC | |
| indigenous peoples in mexico | |
| mesoamerican cultures | |
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Their name comes from the relative closeness to the town of Mazatlán , and the early Spanish explorers' naming them accordingly. "Mazatlán" itself is a Nahuatl name, meaning "place of deer". They are a "humble" people, and often refer to themselves as such. Mazatecs are most known for their cultivation, and spiritual/traditional use, of the sage Salvia Divinorum (diviners' sage), morning glory seeds and Psilocybe mushrooms. See Mazatec Shamans . The Mazatecs' religion is a synthesis of both traditional beliefs and Christian beliefs brought by the Spanish conquistadors. This accounts for their naming of such Entheogens as Salvia Divinorum Ska María Pastora , "María" being a reference to the Christian Virgin Mary . The Mazatecs speak the Mazateco language, a member of the Popoloca-Mazateco family. |
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