Catastrophes and Weddings. Chachi Ritual as Metamorphosis
Catastrophes and Weddings. Chachi Ritual as Metamorphosis. A question that has intrigued anthropologists for a long time is why catastrophic anxieties are so omnipresent among Amerindian peoples. Known in the literature as « millenarianism », fears of an apocalypse appear time and again, both in low...
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Journal de la Société des américanistes
2014
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| Accés en línia: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Sumari: | Catastrophes and Weddings. Chachi Ritual as Metamorphosis. A question that has intrigued anthropologists for a long time is why catastrophic anxieties are so omnipresent among Amerindian peoples. Known in the literature as « millenarianism », fears of an apocalypse appear time and again, both in lowland and highland South America. This article aims to contribute to a better understanding of this phenomenon by examining notions of metamorphosis or « shape-shifting ». The particular case described examines the link between catastrophes and the wedding festival of the Chachi, Amerindians from the Pacific coast of Ecuador. |
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