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In Mesoamerican folk religion, a nagual or nahual (both from the Nahuatl word nāhualli ) is a human being who has the power to shapeshift into their tonal animal counterpart. Nagualism is tied to the belief one can access power and spiritual insight by connecting with the tonal animal within.
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nagualism animal tonal mesoamerican belief word associated day human nahuatl indigenous often use communities power spirit tonalli shapeshift naguals linked
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nagual | is a | familiar spirit of the day | 0.90 | text |
| the jaguar or puma | instance of | They would have specific tonals | 0.80 | text |
| the Mixe | instance of | He identified various beliefs associated with nagualism in modern Mexican communities | 0.80 | text |
| the Nahua | instance of | He identified various beliefs associated with nagualism in modern Mexican communities | 0.80 | text |
| the Zapotec | instance of | He identified various beliefs associated with nagualism in modern Mexican communities | 0.80 | text |
| the Mixtec.Subsequently | instance of | He identified various beliefs associated with nagualism in modern Mexican communities | 0.80 | text |
| many studies have described nagualism in different Mesoamerican cultures such as the Zoques | instance of | He identified various beliefs associated with nagualism in modern Mexican communities | 0.80 | text |
| the Jakaltek | instance of | He identified various beliefs associated with nagualism in modern Mexican communities | 0.80 | text |
| K'iche' | instance of | He identified various beliefs associated with nagualism in modern Mexican communities | 0.80 | text |
| Q'eqchi' | instance of | He identified various beliefs associated with nagualism in modern Mexican communities | 0.80 | text |
| and Tzeltal Maya | instance of | He identified various beliefs associated with nagualism in modern Mexican communities | 0.80 | text |
| Nagual | related to Beliefs | Naguals | 0.60 | section |
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