The Flocks of the Wamani : a Study of Llama Herders on the Punas of Ayacucho, Peru.

The Flocks of the Wamani : a Study of Llama Herders on the Punas of Ayacucho, Peru.

In this volume, the authors present an original ethnographic study of five llama herding communities in Ayacucho, Peru.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Flannery, Kent V.
Other Authors: Marcus, Joyce, Reynolds, Robert G.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Walnut Creek : Left Coast Press, 1989.
Subjects:
Wamani Indians > Domestic animals.
Llamas > Peru > Ayacucho (Dept.)
Indians of South America > Domestic animals > Peru > Ayacucho (Dept.)
Indians of South America > Peru > Ayacucho (Dept.) > Antiquities.
Ayacucho (Peru : Department) > Antiquities.
Peru > Antiquities.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Andean Nature; 3. Andean Culture; 4. The People of the Puna; 5. The Guanaco and the Llama; 6. Heard Dynamics I: The "Oliver Twist" Model; 7. Herd Dynamics II: The "Santa Claus" Model; 8. "Chupa" and "Waytakuy"; 9. Herd Dynamics III: The "Surf City" Model; 10. Herd Dynamics IV: "Sunay" and Adaptation; 11. Sunay and Dual Inheritance Theory; 12. Nature, Culture, and Practical Reason; References; Index.

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