To Make the Earth Bear Fruit Ethnographic Essays on Fertility Work and Gender in Highland Bolivia by Olivia Harris
Brand: Institute for Latin American Studies
Product Description
This volume opens a new series by the Institute of Latin American Studies dedicated to collecting the best work of leading Latin Americanists in the United Kingdom. The book brings together previously published ethnographic essays based on anthropological fieldwork in Northern Potosi Bolivia spanning the last 25 years. The introduction puts into context the pieces within the empirical and analytical developments in Latin American and Andean anthropology. The essays discuss key concerns and cultural symbols of the indigenous peasants of the Andes the importance of the land and practices relating to its continued fertility the cult of the dead the complex division of labor and forms of circulation within the indigenous economy the work of gender and the mythological figure of the earthmother. While based upon detailed ethnographic research all the chapters also engage in theoretical and analytical debate both within and beyond the discipline.
Condition : New
Author : Olivia Harris
Weight : 518.25
Publisher : Institute For Latin American Studies
Language : English
EAN : 9781900039291
ISBN10 : 190003929X
Format : Paperback
Date of Publication : NA
Place of Publication : United Kingdom
Pagination : 251
Dimensions : 229 X 152