Rituals of Respect The Secret of Survival in the High Peruvian Andes

Name: Rituals of Respect The Secret of Survival in the High Peruvian Andes
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ISBN: 9780292708679

ISBN-10: 029270867X

ISBN-13: 9780292708679

Edition: 1998

Authors: Inge Bolin

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"Bolin makes this story accessible to a more general reader, with an almost novelistic eye for detail, and without sacrificing scholarly depth....Both experts and lay readers can be pleased with the result." Johnny Payne, Founder and Director, Summer Intensive Program in Andean Studies in Cusco, Northwestern University "In the remoteness of their mountain retreat, the herders of Chillihuani, Peru, recognize that respect for others is the central and most significant element of all thought and action," observes Inge Bolin. "Without respect, no society, no civilization, can flourish for long. Without respect, humanity is doomed and so is the earth, sustainer of all life." In this…

Book details

List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication date: 11/1/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 312
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.990

Inge Bolin is a Research Associate in Anthropology at Malaspina University College in British Columbia, Canada.



Preface


Acknowledgments


Introduction


Fieldwork


Central Ideas of the Book



Ascent to the Realm of the Apus



Suyay Ch'isin-a Night of Secret Rituals



Thunder God and Sacrifice



Fertility Rites in the Muyukancha



Pukllay Martes-the Incas Invite



Survival Today and a Look into the Past



Munanakuy - Falling in Love



Rimanakuy - a Wedding Andean Style



Casarakuy



La Fiesta de Santiago



Qespisqa P'unchay - Independence Day in Tawantinsuyu



Metaphors or Reality - Visions from the Past



Waqraqocha



Tragedy and Triumph - Chillihuani Will Call Forever


Notes


Glossary


Bibliography


Index