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 records, and other church and state documents. Wogan's inquiry into the place of literacy in the Salasacas' worldview provides a nuanced look at the power relations between elites and nonelite villagers, at the same time that it imparts an empathetic understanding of alternative ways of viewing ostensibly familiar aspects of the world. Magical Writing in Salasaca will appeal to anyone interested in anthropology, literacy, power, or Latin America.
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While carrying out fieldwork in highland Ecuador, I kept hearing about a witch who killed people if their names appeared in his book. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
chumbi belts, magical literacy, literacy symbolism, archival writing, baptism books, state documentation, bread babies, numbered paper, devil pacts, magical writing, oral memory, corn beer, hacienda owner Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
San Gonzalo, Civil Registry, North American, Day of the Dead, Latin American, Dennis Pippen, Peace Corps, United States, Garcia Márquez, Coba Robalino, Head Mass, Response Mass, Catholic Mass, Garcia Marquez, Hilario Chango, Joanne Rappaport, Poeschel Rees, Rachel Corr, Sánchez Parga, Big Day, Catherine Allen, Choque Quispe, James Scott, Ramon Valarezo, South America New!
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While carrying out fieldwork in highland Ecuador, I kept hearing about a witch who killed people if their names appeared in his book. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
chumbi belts, magical literacy, literacy symbolism, archival writing, baptism books, state documentation, bread babies, numbered paper, devil pacts, magical writing, oral memory, corn beer, hacienda owner Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
San Gonzalo, Civil Registry, North American, Day of the Dead, Latin American, Dennis Pippen, Peace Corps, United States, Garcia Márquez, Coba Robalino, Head Mass, Response Mass, Catholic Mass, Garcia Marquez, Hilario Chango, Joanne Rappaport, Poeschel Rees, Rachel Corr, Sánchez Parga, Big Day, Catherine Allen, Choque Quispe, James Scott, Ramon Valarezo, South America New!
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- Cultural Transformations and Ethnicity in Modern Ecuadcor by Norman E. Whitten on 4 pages
- Writing Without Words: Alternative Literacies in Mesoamerica and the Andes by Elizabeth Hill Boone in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Devil and Commodity Fetishism in South America by Michael Taussig on page 40, and Back Matter
- Cross-Cultural Approaches to Literacy (Cambridge Studies in Oral and Literate Culture) by Brian V. Street in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Andean Kinship and Marriage by R. Bolton in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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