| Description |
1 online resource (192 pages) |
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Case Studies in Anthropology Ser |
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Case Studies in Anthropology Ser
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Series Editor Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 INTRODUCTION; Overview; Ethnic Conflict; Fieldwork and Friendships; 2 WITCHCRAFT AND WRITING; The Witch and His Book; Personal Encounter with the Witch; Why Hire San Gonzalo?; Commentary on Conflict; 3 SOURCES OF MAGICAL BELIEFS; Sources for Beliefs in Magical Writing; Tribute and Taxes; Land Titles and Censuses; Church Eiteracy and Education; Theoretical Context; 4 GOD'S BOOK; Returning from the Dead; Images of Surveillance; Commentary on Power and Gender |
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5 THE DAY OF THE DEADCooling Off the Dead Souls; Appropriating Church Power; Patterns of Appropriation; Magical Writing in Comparative Perspective; 6 WEAVING AND WRITING; Salasaca Comparisons Between Weaving and Writing; Europeans/North Americans and Writing; A Tourist Pamphlet; Stereotypes; 7 CONCLUSION; References; Index |
| Summary |
Explores the connections between beliefs about writing and power in an indigenous village in highland Ecuador. This engaging case study of Salasaca, a village in highland Ecuador, examines indigenous beliefs about writing, such as Day of the Dead name lists, comparisons with weaving, and a witch who kills people listed in his book of names. Magical Writing in Salasaca demonstrates that these beliefs reflect extensive contact with birth certificates, baptism records, and other church and state documents. Wogan's inquiry into the place of literacy in the Salasacas' worldview provides a nuanced look at the power relations between elites and nonelite villagers, at the same time that it imparts an empathetic understanding of alternative ways of viewing ostensibly familiar aspects of the world. Magical Writing in Salasaca will appeal to anyone interested in anthropology, literacy, power, or Latin America |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Quechua Indians -- Ecuador -- Salasaca -- Social conditions
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Literacy -- Social aspects -- Ecuador
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Indian magic -- Ecuador -- Salasaca
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Ethnic relations
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Indian magic
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Literacy -- Social aspects
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Quechua Indians -- Social conditions
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Social conditions
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| SUBJECT |
Ecuador -- Ethnic relations
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Salasaca (Ecuador) -- Social conditions
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| Subject |
Ecuador
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Ecuador -- Salasaca
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780429967665 |
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0429967667 |
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9780429978746 |
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042997874X |
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9780813341521 |
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0813341523 |
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9780813341514 |
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0813341515 |
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0786730315 |
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9780786730315 |
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