Sacredness, torment and rescue: the social life of the muisca chicha

From the theoretical formulations of Appadurai and based on secondary historical sources and ethnographic data collected between muiscas communities for over seven years, this article examines the chicha (or fapqua, a muisca ritual drink) as a social object with a life on its own, whose culture and...

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Autor Principal: Gómez-Montañez, Pablo Felipe
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Lenguaje:Español (Spanish)
Publicado: Universidad Santo Tomás 2014
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spelling ir-11634-63192019-07-03T14:45:55Z Sacredness, torment and rescue: the social life of the muisca chicha Sacralidad, tormento y rescate: la vida social de la chicha muisca Gómez-Montañez, Pablo Felipe Social life; chicha; muiscas; social representations. vida social; chicha; muiscas; representaciones sociales From the theoretical formulations of Appadurai and based on secondary historical sources and ethnographic data collected between muiscas communities for over seven years, this article examines the chicha (or fapqua, a muisca ritual drink) as a social object with a life on its own, whose culture and moral meanings are related to the historical contexts in which this drink is framed. Therefore, the chicha went from its original sacred meaning to be demonized, and then to regain back its sacredness A la luz de las formulaciones teóricas de Appadurai y con base en fuentes históricas secundarias y datos etnográficos recogidos entre comunidades muiscas por más de siete años, este artículo estudia la chicha –o fapqua muisca– como cosa social con vida propia, cuyos significados culturales y morales se transforman en relación con los contextos históricos en los que esta bebida se enmarca, de forma tal que pasó de su primigenio sentido sagrado a ser satanizada, para luego recuperar de nuevo su sacralidad. 2014-01-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://revistas.usantotomas.edu.co/index.php/campos/article/view/2851 10.15332/s2339-3688.2014.0001.04 spa https://revistas.usantotomas.edu.co/index.php/campos/article/view/2851/2730 Copyright (c) 2016 Campos en Ciencias Sociales application/pdf Universidad Santo Tomás Campos en Ciencias Sociales; Vol. 2, Núm. 1: Historia, memorias y antimemorias; 139-160 2500-6681 2339-3688 Campos en Ciencias Sociales; Vol. 2, Núm. 1: Historia, memorias y antimemorias; 139-160
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language Español (Spanish)
topic Social life; chicha; muiscas; social representations.
vida social; chicha; muiscas; representaciones sociales
spellingShingle Social life; chicha; muiscas; social representations.
vida social; chicha; muiscas; representaciones sociales
Gómez-Montañez, Pablo Felipe
Sacredness, torment and rescue: the social life of the muisca chicha
description From the theoretical formulations of Appadurai and based on secondary historical sources and ethnographic data collected between muiscas communities for over seven years, this article examines the chicha (or fapqua, a muisca ritual drink) as a social object with a life on its own, whose culture and moral meanings are related to the historical contexts in which this drink is framed. Therefore, the chicha went from its original sacred meaning to be demonized, and then to regain back its sacredness
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author Gómez-Montañez, Pablo Felipe
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title Sacredness, torment and rescue: the social life of the muisca chicha
title_short Sacredness, torment and rescue: the social life of the muisca chicha
title_full Sacredness, torment and rescue: the social life of the muisca chicha
title_fullStr Sacredness, torment and rescue: the social life of the muisca chicha
title_full_unstemmed Sacredness, torment and rescue: the social life of the muisca chicha
title_sort sacredness, torment and rescue: the social life of the muisca chicha
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