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Marriage practices and gender relations in two Aymaras communities in the northern highlands of Chile

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    Identifier: imarina:9093101
    Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/imarina9093101
  • Authors:

    Gavilan, Vivian
  • Others:

    Author, as appears in the article.: Gavilan, Vivian;
    Department: Antropologia, Filosofia i Treball Social
    URV's Author/s: Gavilán Vega, Vivian Theda
    Keywords: Marriage Gender Ethnicities Aymara
    Abstract: The results of the research on matrimonial practices in the Aymara community of northern Chile are presented. The purpose of this was to know the evolution of gender relations in the context of the processes of change that two communities have experienced. These communities are located in the highlands of the border with Bolivia. Based on the analysis of data collected in two periods of field work (1982-1985 and 2014-2016), it is considered three dimensions: the prescription of marriage, the ceremony that legitimizes the conjugal unit, and the chacha-warmi institution, as a system of rules that regulates husband-wife relationships. The results indicate that, despite greater flexibility in the composition of the couple, the man's parents have greater authority; and while rituals have been simplified, they continue legitimizing the subordinate position of women; and finally, results indicates that the migration of families to other cities modify but does not eliminate the principles that guide the practices of the conjugal couple based on the dominance of men and what is masculine.
    Thematic Areas: Interdisciplinar History Historia General o multidisciplinar Cultural studies Ciencias sociales Ciencias humanas Ciências biológicas i Biodiversidade Art and art history Archeology (arts and humanities) Archeology Archaeology Antropología Anthropology
    licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    Author's mail: viviantheda.gavilan@estudiants.urv.cat
    Record's date: 2022-07-24
    Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    Link to the original source: https://revistas.ucn.cl/index.php/estudios-atacamenos/article/view/2670
    Licence document URL: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Papper original source: Estudios Atacamenos. (65): 339-362
    APA: Gavilan, Vivian; (2020). Marriage practices and gender relations in two Aymaras communities in the northern highlands of Chile. Estudios Atacamenos, (65), 339-362. DOI: 10.22199/issn.0718-1043-2020-0037
    Article's DOI: 10.22199/issn.0718-1043-2020-0037
    Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Journal publication year: 2020
    Publication Type: Journal Publications
  • Keywords:

    Anthropology,Archaeology,Archeology,Archeology (Arts and Humanities),Cultural Studies,History
    Marriage
    Gender
    Ethnicities
    Aymara
    Interdisciplinar
    History
    Historia
    General o multidisciplinar
    Cultural studies
    Ciencias sociales
    Ciencias humanas
    Ciências biológicas i
    Biodiversidade
    Art and art history
    Archeology (arts and humanities)
    Archeology
    Archaeology
    Antropología
    Anthropology
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