Indigeneity and decolonization in the Bolivian Andes : ritual practice and activism / Anders Burman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burman, Anders, 1977- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Morales Ayma, Evo, 1959-.

Morales Ayma, Evo.

Aymara Indians--Bolivia--Politics and government.

Aymara Indians.

Aymara Indians--Bolivia--Government relations.

Aymara Indians--Religion.

Decolonization--Bolivia.

Decolonization.

Politics and government.

Bolivia--Politics and government--2006-.

Bolivia.

Aymara Indians--Government relations.

Aymara Indians--Politics and government.

Physical Description:

vii, 273 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2016]

Summary:

Indigeneity and Decolonization in the Bolivian Andes: Ritual Practice and Activism explores how Evo Morales's victory in the 2005 Bolivian presidential elections led to indigeneity as the core of decolonization politics. Anders Burman analyzes how indigenous Aymara ritual specialists are essential in representing this indigeneity in official state ceremony and in legitimizing the president's role as "the indigenous president." This book goes behind the scenes of state-sponsored multiculturalist ritual practices and explores the political, spiritual and existential dimensions underpinning them. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Los aymaras 27

2 Colonialism and Decolonization: Experience and Narrative 51

Part I The Illness (AY, USU) 77

3 Strange Patria 79

4 Strange Being 99

5 Strange World 117

Part II The Cure (AY. QULLA) 139

6 Native Being 141

7 Native World 171

8 Native Patria 205.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Burman, Anders, 1977- author. Indigeneity and decolonization in the Bolivian Andes

ISBN:

9781498538480

1498538487

OCLC:

960940348