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Development in spite of itself: the Saraguro case
Cultural transformations and ethnicity in modern Ecuador • Urbana • Published In 1981 • Pages: 450-476
By: Belote, Linda, Belote, James.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this source the authors review the roles of three institutions in promoting culture change among the Saraguro Quechua during the middle/late-twentieth century. In order of importance these were: folklore music groups, religious organizations, and the Andean Mission, a government development agency that promoted modernization programs in sanitation, furniture, textiles and clothing, and agriculture and animal husbandry. The only material innovations accepted by the Indians were those which increased politico-economic security and independence without impinging upon ethnic identity. Corresponding attempts at political centralization of the native family- and community-based authority system fared worse. Overall institutional goals of the integration of Saraguros into the national economy failed due to misunderstanding of native resistance to assimilation.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Public welfare
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Sociocultural trends
- Economic planning and development
- Congregations
- Religious offenses
- Musical and theatrical productions
- Ethnic stratification
- Cultural identity and pride
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Saraguro Quichua
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2010
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- South America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Central Andes
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Marlene Martin ; 1983
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1962-1972
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1955-1975
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Saraguro Canton, Loja Province, Ecuador
- NotesAdditional notes
- Linda Smith Belote and Jim Belote
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 474-476)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 81004402
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Quechua Indians