Ethnology, Volume 37University of Pittsburgh, 1998 - Anthropology |
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Page 128
The fiesta as an Oruro - derived celebration is made to stand for the community
as a whole , especially in people ' s efforts to represent themselves in broader
political contexts . In their dealings with the municipality , for example , people in
...
The fiesta as an Oruro - derived celebration is made to stand for the community
as a whole , especially in people ' s efforts to represent themselves in broader
political contexts . In their dealings with the municipality , for example , people in
...
Page 193
If there is no such person , both sides are represented by an uninvolved party . In
marital disputes there is normally no need to go to the corregidor unless , as in
the case described above , the couple represents a broader social divide than is
...
If there is no such person , both sides are represented by an uninvolved party . In
marital disputes there is normally no need to go to the corregidor unless , as in
the case described above , the couple represents a broader social divide than is
...
Page 330
This political power is a by - product of a way of being that distinguishes the chief
from all others . The most important dimension of this is spiritual power , of the
sort represented by whaling magic . Whaling magic is interesting for two reasons
.
This political power is a by - product of a way of being that distinguishes the chief
from all others . The most important dimension of this is spiritual power , of the
sort represented by whaling magic . Whaling magic is interesting for two reasons
.
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Contents
Volume XXXVII Number | 4 |
A New Time and Place for Bolivian Popular Politics | 99 |
Performing National Culture in a Bolivian Migrant Community | 117 |
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