The metamorphosis of heads : textual struggles, education, and land in the Andes / Denise Y. Arnold with Juan de Dios Yapita.
| Author/creator | Arnold, Denise Y. |
| Other author | Yapita, Juan de Dios. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Pittsburgh : University of Pittsburgh Press, ©2006. |
| Description | xiii, 330 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Rincón de las cabezas. English |
| Series | Illuminations Illuminations (Pittsburgh, Pa.) ^A594020 |
| Contents | Andean textual polity -- Colonizing texts and the struggle over meanings -- Lands, seeds, and letters : the cycles of production and reproduction -- Cycles of metamorphosis : the children as enemies -- Warriors and weavers : the pathways of learning in the community -- The cycles of libations in school rituals -- Cycles of memory : the Inka's voice -- Cycles of sound : prayers and the "rain of letters" -- The corporeality of Kipus : toward a mathematics incarnate -- Kipu, number, and writing -- Textual logic in the Andes -- Toward an Andean textual theory. |
| General note | Translation of: El rincón de las cabezas. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-322) and index. |
| LCCN | 2005031096 |
| ISBN | 0822942801 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780822942801 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | F3320.1.E4 A7513 2006 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |