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Contribution to Andean folklore
Journal de la Société des Américanistes • 26 • Published In 1934 • Pages: 67-102 [HRAF translation ms.: 46 ]
By: Métraux, Alfred, Reynolds, Priscilla.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This monograph is on religious practices and beliefs of the Aymara in the province of Carangas, Bolivia. After four centuries of European-Indian contacts the Aymara showed Christian influence, but, according to Métraux, still retained many native religious elements. Métraux took notes in various places in Aymara territory and there may also be data on the Quechua. Data are presented on the following subjects; practices and beliefs relating to the Thunderbolt, demons and spirits, the soul and ghosts, practices related to the ancestors, the SAMIRI or sacred objects and places, magico-religious practices which accompany birth and the first haircut of the child, funeral customs, rites observed during the building of the house, 'pagan' rites celebrated on the occasion of Christmas, the Aymara magician and his functions, remedies, amulets and superstitions, sacred shrines and the festival of ALASITA taking place at one of them, the ayllus and territorial organization of the regions of Umala and Corque, and a presentation of several native melodies. The appendices are on the Quechua.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Literature
- General character of religion
- Religious beliefs
- Religious practices
- Ecclesiastical organization
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Aymara
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 1995
- 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
- article
- 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.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1930-1931
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- not specified
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Carangas Province, Bolivia
- NotesAdditional notes
- Alfred Métraux
- Translation of: Contribution au Folk-lore Andin. The original French text is not included
- Translated from the French for the Human Relations Area Files by Pricilla Reynolds
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Aymara Indians