The Entablo Manuscript : Water Rituals and Khipu Boards of San Pedro de Casta, Peru / Sarah Bennison.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bennison, Sarah, Ph. D., author.

Series:

William & Bettye Nowlin series in art, history, and culture of the Western Hemisphere.

William and Bettye Nowlin series in art, history, and culture of the Western Hemisphere

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Entablo--Translations into English.

Entablo.

Quechua Indians--Religion.

Quechua Indians.

Quechua Indians--Rites and ceremonies.

Quechua Indians--Social life and customs.

Water--Religious aspects.

Water.

San Pedro de Casta (Peru)--History.

San Pedro de Casta (Peru).

Genre:

Translations.

Texts.

History.

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, [2023]

Summary:

A unique study of an Andean community's water rituals and the extraordinary document describing how they should be performed In the dry season in the Andes, water from springs, lakes, reservoirs, and melting glaciers feeds irrigation canals that have sustained communities for thousands of years. Managing and maintaining these water infrastructures is essential, and in 1921, in the village of San Pedro de Casta, Peru, local authorities recorded their ritual canal-cleaning duties in a Spanish-language document called the Entablo. It is only the second book (along with the Huarochirí Manuscript) ever seen by scholars in which an Andean community explains its customs and ritual laws in its own words. 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.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

List of Illustrations

Preface

1. Introduction: The Entablo Manuscript of San Pedro de Casta, Huarochirí

2. The Entablo

3. El Entablo

Acknowledgments

Glossary

References

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Bennison, Sarah The Entablo Manuscript

ISBN:

9781477325445

1477325441

9781477325438

1477325433

OCLC:

1406408250