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Magical Writing In Salasaca: Literacy And Power In Highland Ecuador
Author(s): Peter Wogan (Author)
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publication Date: 27 Aug. 2019
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 192 pages
- ISBN-10: 0367316757
- ISBN-13: 9780367316754
Book Description
This engaging case study of Salasaca, a village in highland Ecuador, examines indigenous beliefs about writing, such as Day of the Dead name lists, comparisons with weaving, and a witch who kills people listed in his book of names. Magical Writing in Salasaca demonstrates that these beliefs reflect extensive contact with birth certificates, baptism
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About the Author
Peter Wogan is assistant professor of anthropology at Willamette University.
