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Andean Ontologies: New Archaeological Perspectives

Andean Ontologies: New Archaeological Perspectives

Lozada, María Cecilia
Tantaleán, Henry

Hardcover

PhilosophyAnthropologyArchaeology

ISBN10: 0813056373
ISBN13: 9780813056371
Publisher: Univ Pr Of Florida
Published: Jul 16 2019
Pages: 384
Weight: 1.57
Height: 0.88 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Andean Ontologies is a fascinating interdisciplinary investigation of how ancient Andean people understood their world and the nature of being. Exploring pre-Hispanic ideas of time, space, and the human body, these essays highlight a range of beliefs across the region's different cultures, emphasizing the relational aspects of identity in Andean worldviews. Studies included here show that Andeans physically interacted with their pasts through recurring ceremonies in their ritual calendar and that Andean bodies were believed to be changeable entities with the ability to interact with nonhuman and spiritual worlds. A survey of rock art describes Andeans' changing relationships with places and things over time. Archaeological and ethnographic evidence reveals head hair was believed to be a conduit for the flow of spiritual power, and bioarchaeological remains offer evidence of Andean perceptions of age and wellness. This volume breaks new ground by bringing together an array of renowned specialists including anthropologists, bioarchaeologists, historians, linguists, ethnohistorians, and art historians to evaluate ancient Amerindian ideologies through different interpretive lenses. Many are local researchers from South American countries such as Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina, and this volume makes their work available to North American readers for the first time. Their essays are highly contextualized according to the territories and time periods studied. Instead of taking an external, outside-in approach, they prioritize internal and localized views that incorporate insights from today's indigenous societies. This cutting-edge collection demonstrates the value of a multifaceted, holistic, inside-out approach to studying the pre-Columbian world. Contributors: Catherine J. Allen Richard Lunniss Matthew Sayre Nicco La Mattina Luis Muro Luis Jaime Castillo Elsa Tomasto Giles Spence-Morrow Edward Swenson Mary Glowacki Andres Laguens Bruce Mannheim Juan Villanueva Andrés Troncoso

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