Magical Writing In Salasaca: Literacy And Power In Highland EcuadorRoutledge, 27 avr. 2018 - 192 pages This book demonstrates that the beliefs about writing reflect extensive contact with birth certificates, baptism records, and other church and state documents. It reviews Ecuadorian history to identify the specific documentation sources that have most influenced beliefs in the witch's book. |
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... Beliefs Sources for Beliefs in Magical Writing, 49 Tribute and Taxes, 58 Eand Titles and Censuses, 60 Church Eiteracy and Education, 62 Theoretical Context, 64 ix xiii 1 27 49 4 God's Book Returning from the Dead, 79 Images of VII Table ...
... Beliefs Sources for Beliefs in Magical Writing, 49 Tribute and Taxes, 58 Eand Titles and Censuses, 60 Church Eiteracy and Education, 62 Theoretical Context, 64 ix xiii 1 27 49 4 God's Book Returning from the Dead, 79 Images of VII Table ...
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... beliefs as a serious phenomenon: a sophisticated indigenous commentary on church and state power. Contrary to initial appearances, these beliefs are not the naive responses of a group unfamiliar with literacy; quite the opposite, they ...
... beliefs as a serious phenomenon: a sophisticated indigenous commentary on church and state power. Contrary to initial appearances, these beliefs are not the naive responses of a group unfamiliar with literacy; quite the opposite, they ...
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... beliefs and practices in Salasaca, where I have carried out field research since the mid-1990s. This book therefore brings two wellestablished research traditions to bear on each other: political, historical studies of state ...
... beliefs and practices in Salasaca, where I have carried out field research since the mid-1990s. This book therefore brings two wellestablished research traditions to bear on each other: political, historical studies of state ...
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... beliefs about bureaucratic documentation. On theoretical grounds, beliefs about documentation inevitably take us to the heart of resistance strategies, in particular, yet researchers have been slow to pick up on the importance of such ...
... beliefs about bureaucratic documentation. On theoretical grounds, beliefs about documentation inevitably take us to the heart of resistance strategies, in particular, yet researchers have been slow to pick up on the importance of such ...
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... beliefs in the witch's book, as well as the other magical lists considered in later chapters. I argue that these beliefs are most inspired by baptism books, birth certificates, and other documents that track personal identity, and I ...
... beliefs in the witch's book, as well as the other magical lists considered in later chapters. I argue that these beliefs are most inspired by baptism books, birth certificates, and other documents that track personal identity, and I ...
Table des matières
1 | |
2 WITCHCRAFT AND WRITING | 27 |
3 SOURCES OF MAGICAL BELIEFS | 49 |
4 GODS BOOK | 75 |
5 THE DAY OF THE DEAD | 97 |
6 WEAVING AND WRITING | 117 |
7 CONCLUSION | 145 |
References | 153 |
Index | 169 |
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Magical Writing in Salasaca: Literacy and Power in Highland Ecuador Peter Wogan Aucun aperçu disponible - 2019 |
Magical Writing In Salasaca: Literacy And Power In Highland Ecuador Peter Wogan Aucun aperçu disponible - 2009 |
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