House personhood in rural Andean Bolivia

In the rural Bolivian Andes, personhood is defined by intersubjective reciprocal relationships between human and nonhuman beings. This paper examines the role of the house as a living being in itself and a conduit between its inhabitants and local place deities. In the rural Andes, houses (tradition...

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Main Author: Jonathan Alderman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: UNICApress 2021-12-01
Series:Anuac
Online Access:https://ojsunica.cineca.it/index.php/anuac/article/view/4550