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The Bolivian Aymara / by Hans C. Buechler and Judith-Maria Buechler.
Record details
- ISBN: 0030813808
- ISBN: 9780030813801
- Physical Description: x, 114 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, ©1971.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-114).
- Additional Physical Form available Note:
- Also issued online.
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- Subject:
- Aymara Indians.
Social organization > Bolivia.
Religion > Bolivia.
Land tenure > Bolivia.
Migration > Bolivia.
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | F 2230.2 .A9 B8 1971 | 253747 | Stacks | Available | - |
| Introduction. The setting -- History. Community history -- The agrarian reform -- Economic organization. Land tenure and the agricultural cycle. Pre-reform agricultural cycle -- Post-reform agriculture -- Marketing. A market woman -- Childhood. Pregnancy and birth -- Infancy -- The childâs position in the community -- Formal education. The history of the school -- Stories -- Adolescent girls -- Adolescent boys -- Young adulthood -- The family. Manuelâs household -- Land tenure and inheritance -- Changes in households -- Effects of migration -- More distant ties -- The community. Intersectional ties and disputes -- Decision making -- The role of migrants in the community -- County politics -- The fiesta system. The fiesta pastern -- Children and adolescent fiestas. Kachua -- Interpretation -- Crisis rites -- All saintsâ -- Sex and death symbolism in Todos Santos and the Asuti -- Extra-community fiestas -- Limits of participation -- Religion. The social origin of Aymara thought -- Principles of Aymara folk taxonomy -- Manipulating the supernatural. Magicians -- Sacrifice, exchange, and mediation -- Curing -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- References and recommended readings. |