Playfulness and humor in Nahua veintena festivals as attested in early colonial sources / El juego y el humor en las fiestas de las veintenas nahuas atestiguadas en fuentes coloniales tempranas
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Los textos de los siglos XVI y XVII que nos dejaron los frailes españoles y los aculturados autores indígenas y mestizos contienen múltiples descripciones de espectáculos nahuas. Muchos de estos fueron equiparados con piezas dramáticas cortas medievales y renacentistas de contenido humorístico como farsas y entremeses. Sin embargo, la presencia del humor y la risa en el plano performativo no se limitó al entretenimiento, y su dimensión ritual no escapó a la atención de los autores de la época colonial temprana.Este trabajo se centra en el juego, el humor y la risa en los espectáculos prehispánicos nahuas (principalmente mexicas) que pertenecían a las fiestas de las veintenas. El análisis se basará en dos ejemplos: los dioses que ríen y los bufones rituales. Se tomarán en cuenta diversos medios de expresión: acciones performativas o rituales, expresiones verbales y corporalidad. Los resultados conducirán a algunas consideraciones más amplias sobre la función del humor y la risa entre los nahuas en los ámbitos sociocultural y religioso.Abstract: The 16th and 17th century’s texts left to us by Spanish friars or acculturated indigenous and mestizo writers contain multiple descriptions of Nahua performances. Many of these were equated with Medieval and Renaissance short dramatic pieces of humorous content such as farces and interludes. However, the presence of humor and laughter on a performative level was not limited to entertainment, and their ritual dimension did not escape the attention of early-colonial authors.This paper focuses on playfulness, humor, and laughter in pre-Hispanic Nahua (mostly Mexica) cultural performances which belonged to the twenty-day-period festivals (fiestas de las veintenas). The analysis will be based on two examples: laughing gods and ritual clowns. It will take into account various means of expression: performative or ritual actions, verbal expressions, and corporeity. Subsequently, it would lead to some broader considerations concerning the function of humor and laughter among the Nahuas in socio-cultural and religious spheres.Keywords: Nahuas; veintenas; humor; laughter; clowns.Résumé : Les textes des XVIe et XVIIe siècles qui nous ont été laissés par des frères espagnols ou des écrivains indigènes et métis acculturés contiennent de multiples descriptions de spectacles nahua. Beaucoup d’entre eux sont assimilés à de courtes pièces dramatiques médiévales et de la Renaissance à contenu humoristique, comme les farces et les intermèdes. Cependant, la présence de l’humour et du rire au niveau performatif ne se limitait pas au divertissement, et leur dimension rituelle n’a pas échappé à l’attention des premiers auteurs coloniaux.Cet article se concentre sur le jeu, l’humour et le rire dans les performances culturelles des Nahua préhispaniques (principalement des Mexica) qui appartenaient aux fêtes de la période de vingt jours (fiestas de las veintenas). L’analyse s’appuiera sur deux exemples : les dieux rieurs et les clowns rituels. Elle prendra en compte différents moyens d’expression : actions performatives ou rituelles, expressions verbales et corporéité. Par la suite, elle mènera à des considérations plus larges concernant la fonction de l’humour et du rire chez les Nahuas dans les sphères socioculturelles et religieuses.Mots-clés : Nahuas ; veintenas ; humour ; rire ; clowns.
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