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Fiesta andina. Między sacrum a profanum
Fiesta andina: Between the Sacred and the Profane

Author(s): Monika Banach
Subject(s): Cultural Essay, Political Essay, Societal Essay
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: Andean feast/fiesta andina; reciprocity; patron saint; celebration; Canta; Huarochiri; Peru

Summary/Abstract: The time of fiesta is one of the most important events in life of Andean communities (comunidades). Besides its religious function, fiesta is a moment that renews social bonds based on kinship and reciprocity. These bonds have been tying the present day members of the comunidad andina since the pre-Columbian times. The fiesta andina, with all its aspects (the feast in honor of the saints, the liturgical ceremony, and the celebration of the work) can be seen as a kind of a bridge between the sacred and the profane. Th is article is based on the results of field research conducted in 2012/2013 in the area of the Peruvian provinces of Canta and Huarochiri.

  • Issue Year: 42/2014
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 61-78
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish
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