Author: Blas Valera
Publisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 0271048808
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 146
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"An English translation of a sixteenth-century Spanish manuscript, by an Inca Jesuit, about Inca religion and the spread of Christianity in colonial Peru. Includes an introductory essay"--Provided by publisher.
Author: Ian Cameron
Publisher: Random House (UK)
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 252
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Author: Johan Reinhard
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0792268385
Category : Ampato, Mount (Arequipa, Peru)
Languages : en
Pages : 546
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This book takes armchair adventurers and archaeological enthusiasts not only to the excavation, but back through Peruvian history as it revisits the 1995 discovery of the mummy of a 14-year-old who died or was sacrificed some 530 years ago.
Author: Tony Morrison
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 214
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Author: Elizabeth F. S. Roberts
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520952251
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 300
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Assisted reproduction, with its test tubes, injections, and gamete donors, raises concerns about the nature of life and kinship. Yet these concerns do not take the same shape around the world. In this innovative ethnography of in vitro fertilization in Ecuador, Elizabeth F.S. Roberts explores how reproduction by way of biotechnological assistance is not only accepted but embraced despite widespread poverty and condemnation from the Catholic Church. Roberts’ intimate portrait of IVF practitioners and their patients reveals how technological intervention is folded into an Andean understanding of reproduction as always assisted, whether through kin or God. She argues that the Ecuadorian incarnation of reproductive technology is less about a national desire for modernity than it is a product of colonial racial history, Catholic practice, and kinship configurations. God’s Laboratory offers a grounded introduction to critical debates in medical anthropology and science studies, as well as a nuanced ethnography of the interplay between science, religion, race and history in the formation of Andean families.
Author: David M. Jones
Publisher: Southwater Publishing
ISBN: 9781844765195
Category : Inca mythology
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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In this authoritative account of the religion of ancient Andean peoples, the Incas, Nazca, Tiwanaku, Chimu and many others, every aspect of their sacred world view in spiritual and daily life is explored. Magnificently illustrated throughout, this is an intriguing and accessible guide to their gods, goddesses, deities and spiritual beings.
Author: David D. Gow
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Land reform
Languages : en
Pages : 632
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Author: Nathan Wachtel
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226867632
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 178
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When Nathan Wachtel, the distinguished historical anthropologist, returned to the village of Chipaya, the site of his extensive fieldwork in the Bolivian Andes, he learned a group of Uru Indians was being incarcerated and tortured for no apparent reason. Even more strangely, no one—not even his closest informant and friend—would speak about it. Wachtel discovered that a series of recent deaths and misfortunes in Chipaya had been attributed to the evil powers of the Urus, a group usually regarded with suspicion by the other ethnic groups. Those incarcerated were believed to be the chief sorcerers and vampires whose paganistic practices had brought death to Chipaya by upsetting the social order. Wachtel's investigation, told in Gods and Vampires: Back to Chipaya, reveals much about relations between the Urus and the region's dominant ethnic groups and confronts some of the most trenchant issues in contemporary anthropology. His analysis shows that the Urus had become victims of the same set of ideals the Spanish had used, centuries before, to establish their hegemony in the region. Presented as a personal detective story, Gods and Vampires is Wachtel's latest work in a series studying the ongoing impact of the Spanish conquest on the Andean consciousness and social system. Its insight into Bolivian society and the legacy of hegemony confronts some of the most trenchant issues in contemporary anthropologyand will be of great interest to scholars of anthropology, Latin American studies, and Native American studies.
Author: Greg Roza
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1435839331
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 86
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A process of assimilation and cultural layering makes Incan mythology a rich and complex brew of Andean folklore, history, and belief. This book serves up a sumptuous offering of Incan and other Andean myths, and sheds light on cultures that often remain shrouded in mystery to this day. These myths and legends are placed within a context of history, archaeology, religion, folk beliefs, and culture, that both explains and enhances their meaning. Dozens of full-color images illuminate the rich storytelling.
Author: Frank M. Meddens
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781909492059
Category : Andes Region
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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A collection of conference papers which present the principles and functions of ushnus, Inca sacred spaces, through history, archaeology and anthropology.
