Resumo

DANSAC, Yael. Native conceptualizations and ethnoknowledge of pre-hispanic remains in rural folklore: Notes on the exploration of ethnological heritage in Teuchitlán (Mexico). Apuntes [online]. 2012, vol.25, n.1, pp.90-101. ISSN 1657-9763.

The Pre-Hispanic vestiges are social objects of the present because in this temporary dimension the past is remembered, elaborated and reconstructed according to the terms of the society that includes those objects in its material and symbolic universe. In rural societies, ideas about the past and historic remains are usually native, transmitted orally and evoke the social memory of the group that shapes it, sharing traditional knowledge and local meanings about those objects. The following paper presents the progress of an investigation that aims to collect these meanings among the inhabitants of Teuchitlán, a population in Western Mexico. Until now, the information collected constitutes a record of stories and myths constructed by Teuchitlán residents, in a place where daily contact with pre-hispanic objects and ruins have forged a body of indigenous knowledge that guides people's interaction with these objects.

Palavras-chave : rural folklore; ethnoknowledge; ethnological heritage; pre-hispanic vestiges; Teuchitlán; Folklore; Ethnology; cultural heritage - Teuchitlan (Mexico).

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