Anders Burman

Indigeneity and Decolonization in the Bolivian Andes (eBook, ePUB)

Ritual Practice and Activism

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Indigeneity and Decolonization in the Bolivian Andes: Ritual Practice and Activism explores how Evo Morales's victory in the 2005 Bolivian presidential elections led to indigeneity as the core of decolonization politics. Anders Burman analyzes how indigenous Aymara ritual specialists are essential in representing this indigeneity in official state ceremony and in legitimizing the president's role as "the indigenous president." This book goes behind the scenes of state-sponsored multiculturalist ritual practices and explores the political, spiritual and existential dimensions underpinning them.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 389
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Dezember 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781498538497
• Artikelnr.: 47667441

Autorenporträt

Anders Burman is associate professor at the Human Ecology Division at Lund University.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: Los aymaras Chapter 2:
Colonialism and Decolonization: Experience and Narrative Part I: The
Illness (Ay. Usu) Chapter 3: Strange Patria Chapter 4: Strange Being
Chapter 5: Strange World Part II: The Cure (Ay. Qulla) Chapter 6: Native
Being Chapter 7: Native World Chapter 8: Native Patria Conclusions Word
list Bibliography About the Author