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Choqela : only interpretation /

This provocative and profound film documents the Choqela ceremony, an agricultural ritual and song of the Aymara Indians of Peru. By offering several different translations of the proceedings, the film acknowledges the problems of interpretation as an inherent dilemma of anthropology."Choqela&q...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Cohen, John, 1932-2019 (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Berkeley, CA : Berkeley Media, 1987.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Aymara Indians > Rites and ceremonies.
Aymara dance.
Indians of South America > Peru > Rites and ceremonies.
Indians of South America > Bolivia > Rites and ceremonies.
Aymara > Rites et cérémonies.
Peuples autochtones > Pérou > Rites et cérémonies.
Peuples autochtones > Bolivie > Rites et cérémonies.
Indians of South America > Rites and ceremonies.
Bolivia.
Peru.
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:This provocative and profound film documents the Choqela ceremony, an agricultural ritual and song of the Aymara Indians of Peru. By offering several different translations of the proceedings, the film acknowledges the problems of interpretation as an inherent dilemma of anthropology."Choqela" will stimulate thought and discussion in courses in cultural anthropology, Latin American studies, comparative religion, and any course in which the problems of interpreting cultural identities and events are considered. It was produced by renowned filmmaker and musician John Cohen.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed May 24, 2016).
Physical Description:1 online resource (12 min.)
Playing Time:00:11:59