The Flocks of the Wamani [electronic resource] : a Study of Llama Herders on the Punas of Ayacucho, Peru.
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TextPublication details: Walnut Creek : Left Coast Press, 1989Description: 1 online resource (253 p.)ISBN: 9781598747720 (electronic bk.); 159874772X (electronic bk.)Subject(s): Wamani Indians -- Domestic animals | Llamas -- Peru -- Ayacucho (Dept.) | Indians of South America -- Domestic animals -- Peru -- Ayacucho (Dept.) | Indians of South America -- Peru -- Ayacucho (Dept.) -- Antiquities | Ayacucho (Peru : Dept.) -- Antiquities | Peru -- Antiquities | Agriculture | TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Animal HusbandryGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Flocks of the Wamani : A Study of Llama Herders on the Punas of Ayacucho, PeruDDC classification: 636.29609852 LOC classification: F3430.1.W35 F53 1989Online resources: EBSCOhost Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Andean Nature; 3. Andean Culture; 4. The People of the Puna; 5. The Guanaco and the Llama; 6. Heard Dynamics I: The "Oliver Twist" Model; 7. Herd Dynamics II: The "Santa Claus" Model; 8. "Chupa" and "Waytakuy"; 9. Herd Dynamics III: The "Surf City" Model; 10. Herd Dynamics IV: "Sunay" and Adaptation; 11. Sunay and Dual Inheritance Theory; 12. Nature, Culture, and Practical Reason; References; Index.
In this volume, the authors present an original ethnographic study of five llama herding communities in Ayacucho, Peru.
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