Copal de Bursera bipinnata. Una resina mesoamericana de uso ritual

This article shows that the copal chino (Bursera bippinnata) was a resin offered to the gods in Mesoamerican agricultural rituals. It explains the process of extraction in the Balsas River basin which has not changed in the last five centuries. It emphasizes the use of copal in the calendar festivit...

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Main Author: Aurora Montúfar López
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Centro de Estudios Mexicanos y Centroamericanos 2016-06-01
Series:Trace
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/trace/2274