Situating the Andean Colonial Experience
Ayllu Tales of History and Hagiography in the Time of the Spanish
Published on 31. January 2021
Book
Hardback
452 pages
978-1-64189-404-3 (ISBN)
Description
A radical rethinking of Andean colonial history from the perspective of the historians of ayllu Qaqachaka (Bolivia), and their play between oral history and written archives.
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Series
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Leeds
United States
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
32 s/w Abbildungen, 2 Karten, 19 s/w Zeichnungen
32 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-64189-404-3 (9781641894043)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Denise Y. Arnold is an Anglo-Bolivian anthropologist and expert in Andean ethnography, who divides her time writing and teaching between London and La Paz.
Content
Note about the spelling of toponyms and proper names
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I: The oral history of Qaqachaka
Chapter 2. The first ancestors of the place
Chapter 3. The mit'a, the mines and slavery
Chapter 4. A gentleman's agreement between literate caciques
Chapter 5. Settling the new place of Qaqachaka and its ayllus
Chapter 6. Some clarifications about Juana Doña Ana and her kinsfolk
Part II: The colonial caciques in oral and written history
Chapter 7. The caciques of Qharaqhara and Quillacas-Asanaque
Part III: Qaqachaka marka
Chapter 8. From the history to the hagiography of Qaqachaka
Part IV: The saints appear
Chapter 9. Tata Quri: "Father Gold"
Chapter 10. The construction of Qaqachaka's church
Chapter 11. Tata Quri wants a family
Part V: The religious practices of Qaqachaka marka
Chapter 12. The origins of the ritual practices around the church
Chapter 13. Let's sing to the gods
Chapter 14. Converting the saints into persons
Some conclusions
Glossary
Bibliography
Index of themes
Index of toponyms
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I: The oral history of Qaqachaka
Chapter 2. The first ancestors of the place
Chapter 3. The mit'a, the mines and slavery
Chapter 4. A gentleman's agreement between literate caciques
Chapter 5. Settling the new place of Qaqachaka and its ayllus
Chapter 6. Some clarifications about Juana Doña Ana and her kinsfolk
Part II: The colonial caciques in oral and written history
Chapter 7. The caciques of Qharaqhara and Quillacas-Asanaque
Part III: Qaqachaka marka
Chapter 8. From the history to the hagiography of Qaqachaka
Part IV: The saints appear
Chapter 9. Tata Quri: "Father Gold"
Chapter 10. The construction of Qaqachaka's church
Chapter 11. Tata Quri wants a family
Part V: The religious practices of Qaqachaka marka
Chapter 12. The origins of the ritual practices around the church
Chapter 13. Let's sing to the gods
Chapter 14. Converting the saints into persons
Some conclusions
Glossary
Bibliography
Index of themes
Index of toponyms