LACIS Lecture: “The Sacrificial deaths of Peccary & Puma: A Pan-Andean Ethnographic Theme?
Event Details
Date
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Time
12-1 p.m.
Location
206 Ingraham Hall
Description
Presented by Frank Salomon, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at UW-Madison
From the Ecuadorian Andes in the 1970s and in the Peruvian central Andes in the 2000’s, a surprising unity appears in the sphere of ritual drama. In both places a corps of dancer-athletes impersonating strange beings from beyond society invade the community and turn it parodically upside-down. Yet soon they are forced out of human society by the primordial beastly power that they unleash.
From the Ecuadorian Andes in the 1970s and in the Peruvian central Andes in the 2000’s, a surprising unity appears in the sphere of ritual drama. In both places a corps of dancer-athletes impersonating strange beings from beyond society invade the community and turn it parodically upside-down. Yet soon they are forced out of human society by the primordial beastly power that they unleash.
Cost
Free
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