Locality, kinship and ceremonial kinship : a study of the social organization of the Comunidad de Andamarca, Ayacucho - Peru

Thesis

In contrast to other studies of the rural communities of the Peruvian Andes and other parts of Latin America which tend to give a view of these societies either as a collection of unrelated institutions of different cultural origins or as mechanical organisms whose parts are integrated due to the pressure of external forces, this thesis attempts to give an image of an Andean society in terms of the categories which are significant to the actors and to disclose the structural tendencies whi...

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Authors: Ossio, JM

• Alternative title: The social organisation of Andamarca
• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: Lucanas; kinship; organisation; Indians; Peru; Quechua; rites; ceremonies; Andamarca; customs; social
• Subjects: Andamarca (Lucanas, Peru) -- Social life and customs; Quechua Indians -- Kinship; Quechua Indians--Social life and customs; Quechua Indians -- Rites and ceremonies