Art of the Moxa Language by Pedro Marban
It is an ethno-linguistic study of the Jesuit Father Pedro Marban, a dictionary that intended to use this indigenous language Moxa or Momox (Oporto Ordoñez, "Arte y vocabulario de la lengua Moxa", 1989) for communication, due to the diversity of the 22 languages spoken approximately in the "Alto Mamore", for teaching, arts, crafts and evangelization under the protection of the Viceroy of Peru and the Archbishopric of Lima.
The work is composed of 866 pages numbered discontinuously in an effort to help an effective "conversion". Oporto states about this document "It is clear the practical utility that originated Marbán's work: the conversion of those "infidels" that had not yet been "domesticated" and secluded in the destructuring Jesuit reductions" (Oporto, 1989: page 2).
This document emphasizes "... some privileges, granted to the Indians where, in addition to the holy days of obligation, the new obligations are mentioned, to which they should necessarily be governed in order to contract marriage, already within the canons of the Catholic religion" (Oporto, 1989), leaving aside its logics linked to polygamy that Marbán also highlights in the dictionary.
This Moxeño language is part of the Arawak linguistic family, languages that were used from the Caribbean to the Amazon.
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Light (visible light, ultraviolet radiation, etc.) | None |
Dust | None |
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Pests (rodents, animals, insects, etc.) | None |
Microorganisms (bacteria, mould, etc.) | None |
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Illegal trafficking of documents | None |
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Vandalism | None |
Threatening socio-cultural environment | None |
Lack of support/public policies | None |
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Building | Low |
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Management Plan | Partially |
Response Protocol | Partially |
Documentary heritage digitization | Yes, completely |
Documentary heritage availability on the internet | No, but we are planning it |