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Contribution to the study of the Aymara

América Indígena24 (2) • Published In 1964 • Pages: 129-169, 233-269 [HRAF translation ms.: 98 ]

By: Bouroncle Carreón, Alfonso, Muirden, Sidney.

Abstract
This is a study of the Aymara of the Peruvian altiplano. The first part deals with culture history, population statistics, environment, material culture, trade, travel and transportation, occupations and wages. The second part is about social organization, the life cycle, literacy and education, religion, the fine arts (music, dancing, painting, sculpture, and poetry), mathematics and knowledge of astronomy, behavior and the psychological characteristics of the people, concepts of land, use of coca and alcohol, and various types of games and diversions, including prostitution. Bouroncle Carreón, a doctor of medicine, lived among the Aymara for six months in 1960 while participating in a medical program on the Peruvian altiplano.
Subjects
Culture summary
culture
Aymara
HRAF PubDate
1995
Region
South America
Sub Region
Central Andes
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Physician
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle
Field Date
1960
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
Peru
Notes
Alfonso Bouroncle Carreón
Translation of: Contribución al Estudio de los Aymaras. The original Spanish text is not included
Includes bibliography
Translated from the Spanish for the Human Relations Area Files by Sidney Muirden. The foreign text that was originally published in two separate parts, has been repaginated by HRAF in consecutive page order as pp. 129-208.
LCSH
Aymara Indians