People of the water : change and continuity among the Uru-Chipayans of Bolivia /
Joseph W. Bastien.
- Salt Lake City : University of Utah Press, (c)2012.
- 1 online resource (xix, 223 pages) : illustrations, maps
Includes bibliographies and index.
Journey to Santa Ana de Chipaya -- Lorenzo's cure -- History of Chipayans -- Subsistence and economy: ritual, mythology, and practice -- People of the common -- Modernization: changing Chipayans -- Ayllus Tajata and Tuanta and the Uru-Chipayan nation -- Inez's burial -- Fiesta of Santa Ana -- Comparisons and conclusions: reinvention of the Uru-Chipayan culture.
9781607812197
Chipaya Indians--Religion. Chipaya Indians--Rites and ceremonies. Chipaya Indians--Social life and customs. Ethnoecology--Bolivia--Chipaya. Traditional farming--Bolivia--Chipaya. Traditional medicine--Bolivia--Chipaya.