book chapter
Ritual structure
Sacha Runa : ethnicity and adaptation of Ecuadorian jungle Quichua , Norman E. Whitten, Jr., with the assistance of Marcelo F. Naranjo, Marcelo Santi Simban?a, Dorothea S. Whitten • Urbana • Published In 1976 • Pages: 165-202, 313-323
By: Whitten, Norman E..
Abstract
Once or twice a year a large-scale ceremony is held in and near the administrative locus of each of the territories of the Canelos Quichua. Although this ceremony has no name other than [n]jista[/n], from the Spanish [i]fiesta[/i], and although the Catholic Church has formally and conscientiously contributed to some aspects of the public ceremony, it is nonetheless a central characteristic of Canelos Quichua culture (p.167). This paper describes in great detail the various elements of this [n]Allu[/n] Ceremony from its initial preparation, two or three weeks before its actual enactment to the final Sunday feast day.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2010
- Region
- South America
- Sub Region
- Amazon and Orinoco
- Document Type
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle; 2009
- Field Date
- 1968-1975
- Coverage Date
- 1968-1975
- Coverage Place
- western Pastaza province, Ecuador
- Notes
- Norman E. Whitten, Jr.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-323)
- LCCN
- 75028350
- LCSH
- Canelo Indians--Social life and customs
- Canelo Indians--Government relations
- Puyo (Pastaza, Ecuador)--Social life and customs