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Flannery, Kent V.
Title
The Flocks of the Wamani : a Study of Llama Herders on the Punas of Ayacucho, Peru.
Publication Info.
Walnut Creek : Left Coast Press, 1989.
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1 online resource (253 pages)
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Contents
Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Andean Nature; 3. Andean Culture; 4. The People of the Puna; 5. The Guanaco and the Llama; 6. Heard Dynamics I: The "Oliver Twist" Model; 7. Herd Dynamics II: The "Santa Claus" Model; 8. "Chupa" and "Waytakuy"; 9. Herd Dynamics III: The "Surf City" Model; 10. Herd Dynamics IV: "Sunay" and Adaptation; 11. Sunay and Dual Inheritance Theory; 12. Nature, Culture, and Practical Reason; References; Index.
Summary
In this volume, the authors present an original ethnographic study of five llama herding communities in Ayacucho, Peru.
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Subject
Wamani Indians -- Domestic animals.
Wamani Indians.
Domestic animals.
Llamas -- Peru -- Ayacucho (Department)
Llamas.
Peru -- Ayacucho (Department)
Indians of South America -- Domestic animals -- Peru -- Ayacucho (Department)
Indians of South America -- Domestic animals.
Indians of South America.
Indians of South America -- Peru -- Ayacucho (Department) -- Antiquities.
Antiquities.
Ayacucho (Peru : Department) -- Antiquities.
Peru -- Antiquities.
Peru.
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Electronic books.
Added Author
Marcus, Joyce.
Reynolds, Robert G.
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Print version: Flannery, Kent V. Flocks of the Wamani : A Study of Llama Herders on the Punas of Ayacucho, Peru. Walnut Creek : Left Coast Press, Inc., ©1989 9781598744606
ISBN
9781598747720 (electronic book)
159874772X (electronic book)