Woman Varayoc of Peruvian Andes

This study focuses on the importance of the symbolism of social control by the woman as the Varayoc (an office of authority of Incan origin) in a community in the Peruvian Andes. The objective is to explain the survival of the office of the Varayoc—traditionally held exclusively by men—and the accep...

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Main Authors: Edgar Gutiérrez-Gómez, Jesús Wiliam Huanca-Arohuanca, Adolfo Quispe-Arroyo, Rosa Cecilia González-Ríos, Yodel Cheldo Huari-Salazar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Sociology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsoc.2023.1232615/full