Yanantin and masintin in the andean world: complementary dualism in modern peru
Auteur :
Webb, Hillary S.
Éditeur :
University of New Mexico Press
ISBN :
9780826350732
Date de publication :
30 mai 2012
Dimensions :
22,3 x 14,9 x 1,7 cm
Poids :
340 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This is an eloquently written autoethnography in which researcher Hillary S. Webb seeks to understand the indigenous Andean concept of yanantin or ‘complementary opposites’. Webb embarks on a personal journey of understanding the yanantin worldview of complementary duality through participant observation and reflection on her individual experience.