The Coatlicue Culture (Essay Sample)

The Coatlicue is a huge statue that was discovered in Mexico City in 1970. This statue was a goddess of abundance in agriculture. The Coatlicue statue is also referred to as the Goddess of life, death and rebirth, fire and fertility and also the Goddess who gives birth to all celestial things.  This goddess represents a deadly side. She is used to represent a devouring mother where both the grave and the womb exist. It was easy for the Europeans to overtake these cultures because this Goddess was scary and the people needed something else that would give them solace and not scare them away.South Americans and Africans are able to sustain their cultures in many ways. One of the ways is that they joined the native cultures and their native cultures and formed new dances, foods etc. By so doing they were able to keep their culture and avoid resistance from the Europeans. An example is the ‘mwomboko’ dance by the kikuyu of Kenya, which has European steps and moves. The other way is to formalize some of the traditional cultural practices. In Mexico in the 1950’s the mixed practices were taken into formalized institutions of folkloric ballet dance. The dances may look original but they represent a part of older traditional native practices.The Forbidden City prevented European culture influence because it was a symbol of power, rich...