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

Rituals of Respect : : The Secret of Survival in the High Peruvian Andes / / Inge Bolin.

"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...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2000
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Bolin, Inge,
Place / Publishing House:Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]
©1998
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (311 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1 Ascent to the Realm of the Apus
  • 2 Suyay Ch'isin— a Night of Secret Rituals
  • 3 Thunder God and Sacrifice
  • 4 Fertility Rites in the Muyukancha
  • 5 Publlay Martes— the Incas Invite
  • 6 Survival Today and a Loot? into the Past
  • 7 Munanakuy— Falling in Love
  • 8 Rimanakuy— a Wedding Andean Style
  • 9 Casarakuy— a "Catholic" Wedding
  • 10 La Fiesta de Santiago
  • 11 Qespisqa P'unchay— Independence Day in Tawantinsuyu
  • 12 Metaphors or Reality- Visions from the Past
  • 13 Waqraqocha
  • 14 Tragedy and Triumph- Chillihuani Will Call Forever
  • NOTES
  • GLOSSARY
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX

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