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Author Bastien, Joseph William, 1935-

Title People of the water : change and continuity among the Uru-Chipayans of Bolivia / Joseph W. Bastien
Published Salt Lake City : University of Utah Press, ©2012

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Description 1 online resource (xix, 223 pages) : illustrations, maps
Contents Journey to Santa Ana de Chipaya -- Lorenzo's cure -- History of Chipayans -- Subsistence and economy: ritual, mythology, and practice -- People of the common -- Modernization: changing Chipayans -- Ayllus Tajata and Tuanta and the Uru-Chipayan nation -- Inez's burial -- Fiesta of Santa Ana -- Comparisons and conclusions: reinvention of the Uru-Chipayan culture
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-215) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Chipaya Indians -- Religion
Chipaya Indians -- Rites and ceremonies
Chipaya Indians -- Social life and customs
Ethnoecology -- Bolivia -- Chipaya
Traditional farming -- Bolivia -- Chipaya
Traditional medicine -- Bolivia -- Chipaya
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
Chipaya Indians -- Religion
Chipaya Indians -- Social life and customs
Ethnoecology
Manners and customs
Traditional farming
Traditional medicine
SUBJECT Chipaya (Bolivia) -- Social life and customs
Subject Bolivia -- Chipaya
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781607812197
1607812193