Knitting Mochilas: A Sociocultural, Developmental Practice in Arhuaco Indigenous Communities
The purpose of this article is to analyze the psycho-cultural processes involved in knitting “mochilas” (traditional bags), a common craft in the Arhuaco indigenous community located in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia. The article is structured in three parts, as follows: first, issues re...
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| author | Lilian Patricia Rodríguez-Burgos Jennifer Rodríguez-Castro Sandra Milena Bojacá-Rodríguez Dwrya Elena Izquierdo-Martínez Allain Alexander Amórtegui-Lozano Miguel Angel Prieto-Castellanos |
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| description | The purpose of this article is to analyze the psycho-cultural processes involved in knitting “mochilas” (traditional bags), a common craft in the Arhuaco indigenous community located in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia. The article is structured in three parts, as follows: first, issues related to child development are discussed; then, the analysis method used to study the processes involved in the practice of knitting is presented and, finally, we reflect on the importance of recovering the sense and meaning of this everyday practice as a way to study child development. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5b3bc5bbef424c39ac5e4874e78c43c82023-01-02T05:22:43ZengPsychOpen GOLD/ Leibniz Institute for PsychologyEurope's Journal of Psychology1841-04132016-05-0112224225910.5964/ejop.v12i2.1039ejop.v12i2.1039Knitting Mochilas: A Sociocultural, Developmental Practice in Arhuaco Indigenous CommunitiesLilian Patricia Rodríguez-Burgos0Jennifer Rodríguez-Castro1Sandra Milena Bojacá-Rodríguez2Dwrya Elena Izquierdo-Martínez3Allain Alexander Amórtegui-Lozano4Miguel Angel Prieto-Castellanos5Universidad del Valle, Cali, ColombiaUniversidad de La Sabana, Chía, ColombiaUniversidad de La Sabana, Chía, ColombiaUniversidad de La Sabana, Chía, ColombiaUniversidad de La Sabana, Chía, ColombiaUniversidad de La Sabana, Chía, ColombiaThe purpose of this article is to analyze the psycho-cultural processes involved in knitting “mochilas” (traditional bags), a common craft in the Arhuaco indigenous community located in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia. The article is structured in three parts, as follows: first, issues related to child development are discussed; then, the analysis method used to study the processes involved in the practice of knitting is presented and, finally, we reflect on the importance of recovering the sense and meaning of this everyday practice as a way to study child development.http://ejop.psychopen.eu/article/view/1039developmentculturedaily practicesmochilasknittingchildhoodColombia |
| spellingShingle | Lilian Patricia Rodríguez-Burgos Jennifer Rodríguez-Castro Sandra Milena Bojacá-Rodríguez Dwrya Elena Izquierdo-Martínez Allain Alexander Amórtegui-Lozano Miguel Angel Prieto-Castellanos Knitting Mochilas: A Sociocultural, Developmental Practice in Arhuaco Indigenous Communities Europe's Journal of Psychology development culture daily practices mochilas knitting childhood Colombia |
| title | Knitting Mochilas: A Sociocultural, Developmental Practice in Arhuaco Indigenous Communities |
| title_full | Knitting Mochilas: A Sociocultural, Developmental Practice in Arhuaco Indigenous Communities |
| title_fullStr | Knitting Mochilas: A Sociocultural, Developmental Practice in Arhuaco Indigenous Communities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knitting Mochilas: A Sociocultural, Developmental Practice in Arhuaco Indigenous Communities |
| title_short | Knitting Mochilas: A Sociocultural, Developmental Practice in Arhuaco Indigenous Communities |
| title_sort | knitting mochilas a sociocultural developmental practice in arhuaco indigenous communities |
| topic | development culture daily practices mochilas knitting childhood Colombia |
| url | http://ejop.psychopen.eu/article/view/1039 |
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