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Bolivian Aymara (Case Studies in Cultural Anthropology)
Bolivian Aymara - Case Studies in Cultural Anthropology Author:Hans C. Buechler, Judith-Maria Buechler In this case study dealing with the Bolivian Aymara, the focus is on the inhabitants of Compi, a community on the shores of Lake Titicaca on the Bolivian high plateaus. The inhabitants of Compi usually view Compi as a geographically definable unit, but,like other peasant communities, it must be viewed as a part of a complex system with reference... more » to the wider social, temporal, and spatial framework. This is exactly what the Buechlers have done. They have furnished the reader with an important historical summary of the community and deal with activities that occur within the set boundaries plus those that occur when the Copenos travel and migrate to the city of La Paz. Compenos themselves give formal recognition to their wider ties by including dance groups composed of migrants in their fiestas and by placing returned migrants in positions of authority.« less