Coins, Beads, and Necklaces: On Light, Brilliance, and Sacredness in the Northern Andes
This paper explores the profoundly material dimensions of Andean Catholicism, an aspect that has been under-examined by anthropological inquiries of the Catholic expansion in the "New World", and its role in developing a unique Andean "material" ontology. Recent discussions on th...
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| Формат: | Электронный ресурс Статья |
| Язык: | Английский |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2019]
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Material religion
Год: 2019, Том: 15, Выпуск: 5, Страницы: 577-598 |
| Нормированные ключевые слова (последовательности): | B
Anden (Nord)
/ Католицизм (мотив)
/ Материальность
/ Святость
B Жемчужина / Монета / Ожерелье / Сакрализация / Свет (мотив) / Блеск |
| Индексация IxTheo: | AG Религиозная жизнь KBR Латинская Америка |
| Другие ключевые слова: | B
Ecuador
B Andes B Materiality B Ontology B Andean philosophy B materials B Coins B Light |
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| Итог: | This paper explores the profoundly material dimensions of Andean Catholicism, an aspect that has been under-examined by anthropological inquiries of the Catholic expansion in the "New World", and its role in developing a unique Andean "material" ontology. Recent discussions on the inseparability of mind and matter in Andean worldviews manifest their embodiment of mind and matter by a shared matrix of animated substance, with all materials being attributed some kind of potency and agency. My paper presents the analysis of a specific form of jewelry, namely necklaces that combine colored beads, coins, and Catholic items, showing that in the area of fieldwork sacredness and its multiple manifestations are located in the world of Christianity, and manifested through specific materials associated with "light". Here—as elsewhere in the Andes—"enlightened" materials, imbued with the quality of radiance and brilliance, are material manifestations and sources of "the divine". |
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| ISSN: | 1751-8342 |
| Второстепенные работы: | Enthalten in: Material religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/17432200.2019.1676622 |
