The Entablo manuscript : water rituals and khipu boards of San Pedro de Casta, Peru /
Author / Creator: | Bennison, Sarah, Ph. D., author. |
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Edition: | First edition. |
Imprint: | Austin : University of Texas Press, 2023. ©2023 |
Description: | xvii, 252 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm. |
Language: | English Spanish |
Series: | William and Bettye Nowlin series in art, history, and culture of the Western Hemisphere William & Bettye Nowlin series in art, history, and culture of the Western Hemisphere. |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13259357 |
Summary: | A unique study of an Andean community's water rituals and the extraordinary document describing how they should be performed Sarah Bennison offers a critical introduction to the Entablo, a Spanish transcription of the document, and an English translation. Among its other revelations, the Entablo delves into the use of khipu boards, devices that meld the traditional knotted strings known as khipus with a written alphabet. Only in the Entablo do we learn that there were multiple khipu boards associated with a single canal-cleaning ritual, or that there were separate khipu records for men and women. The Entablo manuscript furnishes unparalleled insights into Andean rituals, religion, and community history at a historical moment when rural highland communities were changing rapidly. |
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Physical Description: | xvii, 252 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781477325421 1477325425 9781477325438 9781477325445 |