Magical Writing in Salasaca : Literacy and Power in Highland Ecuador
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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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 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
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