Book

The sacred mountain of Colombia's Kogi Indians

E.J. BrillLeiden • Published In 1990 • Pages: ix, 38 , [48] of plates

By: Reichel-Dolmatoff, Gerardo.

Abstract
This book on the religious symbolism of the Kogi Indians includes an introductory text and eighty photographs. The archtypal symbol of Kogi religion is a St. Andrews cross, which owes its significance to the stabilizing cross-sticks of a loom. Weaving is considerd the eminent social act, a 'moral discipline of the highest order,' producing the 'fabric of life.' The sun itself weaves 'the great fabric of life' in the course of a year. The cross symbol permeates Kogi culture and is found in ritual gestures, tillage patterns, the lashings in house construction, geographical landmarks, and the wearing of carrying bags across the shoulders. The book also includes discussion of Kogi cosmology, conception of time and space, training of priests and coca chewing.
Subjects
Recreational and non-therapeutic drugs
Woven and other interworked fabrics
Religious and educational structures
Cosmology
Priesthood
Ideas about nature and people
culture
Kogi
HRAF PubDate
1997
Region
South America
Sub Region
Northwestern South America
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Types
Ethnologist
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Ian Skoggard ; 1996
Field Date
not specified
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
Sierra Nevada, Colombia
Notes
by G. Reichel-Dolmatoff
Includes bibliographical references (p. vii-ix) and index
LCCN
90002138
LCSH
Kagaba Indians