| Included Work | Meisch, Lynn, 1945- Culture summary, Otavalo Quichua. |
| Included Work | Parsons, Elsie Worthington Clews, 1874-1941 Peguche, canton of Otavalo, province of Imbabura. |
| Included Work | Salomon, Frank. Weavers of Otavalo. |
| Included Work | Wibbelsman, Michelle, 1968- Rimarishpa Kausanchik, dialogical encounters. |
| Other author/creator | Human Relations Area Files, inc. |
| Series |
eHRAF world cultures
eHRAF world cultures. South America. UNAUTHORIZED
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| Contents |
Culture summary, Otavalo Quichua / Lynn A. Meisch -- Peguche, canton of Otavalo, province of Imbabura, a study of Andean Indians / Elsie Clews Parsons -- Weavers of Otavalo / Frank L. Salomon -- Rimarishpa Kausanchik, dialogical encounters, festive ritual practices and the making of the Otavalan moral and mythic community / Michelle C. Wibbelsman. |
| Scope and content |
This collection of 4 documents focuses on a time span from 1940 to 2001, but includes significant historical information extending to the late pre-Inca period (ca. AD 1250). The Otavalo Quichua are Quichua-speaking people who have traditionally settled within Imabura province, Ecuador. Although the Otavalo may now be encountered in major urban areas worldwide, this collection concentrates on the towns of Peguche, Ilumán and Cotacachi, in particular. Parsons is the classic ethnography, providing basic description of material culture, close observation of family life, participant observation in divination, a full chapter of folklore, and good descriptions of the annual round of religious festivals. Wibbelsman's doctoral dissertation focuses almost exclusively on the ritual and festival cycle, while considering its cosmological underpinnings and role in (re)constituting and revivifying and communities ever more engaged with, and living throughout, Ecuador and the world. Solomon details the politico-economic history behind a uniquely successful ethos and means of cultural survival and promotion. |
| General note | Title from Web page (viewed Nov. 7, 2011). |
| General note | This portion of eHRAF world cultures was last updated in 2010 and is a revision and update of one portion of the microfiche file, Ecuadorian Highland Quechua, SD13. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
