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Book SynopsisThe mythic roots and modern future of Ecuadorian indigenous communities in the twenty-first century
Trade Review"An intelligent and welcome book."--Anthropology Review Database
"An important addition to the literature on Andean ethnography and the anthropology of ritual."--Latin American Music Review
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Ritual Encounters offers a richly textured reading of core Otavalan ritual performances and the cosmological discourse that sustains them."--
Journal of Folklore Research"When I first witnessed the powerful images, music, and hypnotic rhythms of the Otavalos'
Inti Raymi dances, I yearned for an ethnographer's deep analysis. Michelle Wibbelsman's eloquent ethnography has set a new standard for the study of ritual in the Andes."--Robert E. Rhoades, author of
Development with Identity, Community, Culture and Sustainability in the Andes"An engaging study of diverse rituals that take place in indigenous communities in the northwestern highland region of Ecuador. Although previous ethnographic work conducted in the Otavalo area has examined ritual performances, none other focuses exclusively on ritual expression beyond a single community. Wibbelsman's work fills this gap in northern Andean ethnographic work."--Kathleen S. Fine-Dare, author of
Grave Injustice: The American Indian Repatriation Movement and NAGPRA
