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Buechler, Hans C.

The Masked Media : Aymara Fiestas and Social Interaction in the Bolivian Highlands / Hans C. Buechler. - Reprint 2013 - 1 online resource (399 p.) : 4 Ktn., 16 Taf. - Approaches to Semiotics [AS] , 59 0066-5576 ; .

Frontmatter -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Contents -- PART ONE : PROCESSES AND CONTENTS OF FIESTA COMMUNICATION -- 1. The Problem -- 2. The Setting -- PART TWO: THE STRUCTURE OF FIESTAS -- 3. Cyclical Fiestas -- 4. Compi Life-Crisis Fiestas -- 5. Town and City Fiestas -- PART THREE: RITUAL PARTICIPATION -- 6. Ritual Costs -- 7. Ritual Participation in Compi -- 8. The Limits of Participation -- 9. Ritual Participation in Cantón Fiestas -- 10. La Paz Fiesta Participation -- 11. The Implications of Changes in the Compi Fiesta System -- 12. Conclusion -- APPENDIX A. -- APPENDIX B. -- APPENDIX C. -- APPENDIX D. -- APPENDIX E. -- Glossary -- References -- Index of Names -- Index of Subjects

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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.


In English.

ISBN: 9789027977779 9783110829082

Standard No.: 10.1515/9783110829082 doi

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Aymara (Indiens).
Aymara Indians--Rites and ceremonies.
Festivals folkloriques--Bolivie--Bolivia.
Festivals--Bolivia.
Indians of South America--Rites and ceremonies.--Bolivia
Aymará.
Fest.
Interaktion.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / General.

LC Class. No.: F2230.2.A9

Dewey Class. No.: 299.78