Rethinking History and Myth: Indigenous South American Perspectives on the Past - Couverture souple

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ISBN 10 : 0252060288 ISBN 13 : 9780252060281

Editeur : University of Illinois Press, 1988

Synopsis

Rethinking History and Myth explores narrative and ritual expressions of mythic and historical modes of consciousness among indigenous peoples of the Andean, Amazonian, and intermediate lowland regions of South America. Focusing on indigenous perspectives of South American interaction with Western colonial and national societies, the authors trace the interrelationships between myth and history to demonstrate how these peoples have developed a dynamic interpretive framework that enables them to understand their past.
 
Examining specific cultural and linguistic traditions that shape the social consciousness of native South Americans, the authors show that historical and mythic consciousness work together in forming new symbolic strategies that allow indigenous peoples to understand their societies as at least partially autonomous groups within national and global power structures. This complex process is used to interpret the history of interethnic relations, allowing both individuals and groups to change themselves and alter their own circumstances.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jonathan D. Hill is a professor of anthropology at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and the author of several works, including Made-from-Bone: Trickster Myths, Music, and History from the Amazon.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Illinois Press
• Date d'édition: 1988
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0252060288
• ISBN 13: 9780252060281
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 344
• Éditeur: Hill Jonathan D.
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