Hawks of the Sun
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Hawks of the Sun

Mapuche Morality and Its Ritual Attributes

  1. 236 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Hawks of the Sun

Mapuche Morality and Its Ritual Attributes

About this book

Southern central Chile supports one of the largest functioning indigenous societies in South America, the Mapuche, who have withstood more than four hundred years of persistent efforts at colonization and missionization. In spite of inevitable cultural and social change during those years, they have maintained a great measure of cultural and social integrity, and remain a regional, ethically conscious minority in Chile. The Mapuche, in their own words, are "another race, " with their own gods, their own notions of right and wrong, their own symbolism. Abiding by the rules of their society ensures their eternal place among the hawks of the sun.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Introduction
  3. 1. Outline of Mapuche Social Structure
  4. 2. Dimensions of the Supernatural World
  5. 3. Death and Fertility Rites
  6. 4. The Ritual Congregation: Lineage and Locality
  7. 5. Shamanism and Sorcery: The Sisterhoods and the Structure of Solidarity
  8. 6. The Structure of Symbolic Values in the Ritual Integration of Society
  9. 7. Constancy and Change in Ritual and Belief
  10. Appendix
  11. References Cited and Selected Bibliography
  12. Index