Residencia: the annual inspection of households in an andean community
This paper provides ethnographic detail on a practice in the Andes known as residencia, the annual inspection of households by community officers in the traditional cargo system. Going house to house, newly-inaugurated officeholders look for signs of cleanliness, animal husbandry, discipline of chil...
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| Dans: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/bifea, |
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| Format: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Bulletin de l’Institut français d’études andines
2014
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| Accès en ligne: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Résumé: | This paper provides ethnographic detail on a practice in the Andes known as residencia, the annual inspection of households by community officers in the traditional cargo system. Going house to house, newly-inaugurated officeholders look for signs of cleanliness, animal husbandry, discipline of children, ritual preparedness, religiosity, fertility, and charity. Garcilaso de la Vega reported on a similar practice carried out by Incan officials, but whether residencia is of Incan origin or arose post-Conquest remains unclear. While not as strict as it once was, residencia is still central to the celebration of the New Year. |
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