Anthropology 259 - Andean Culture and Society Since the Inca Pribilsky

Institution:

Whitman College

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Description:

An introduction to the history and culture of the highland Andes region of South America. The first half of the course will be focused on pre-Columbian cultures of the Andes with an emphasis on the art, architecture, religion, and political structure of the Inca Empire. The challenges of Spanish conquest and the culture of colonialism that followed will be analyzed for clues to understanding modern Andean culture. The second half of the course will be devoted to an ethnographic survey of modern Andean societies (in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru) with emphasis placed upon issues of race and ethnicity, mestizaje, ritual and religion, exchange and reciprocity, health and medicine, gender and family life, and environmental adaptation. Distribution area: social science or alternative voices.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.whitman.edu

Phone Number:

(509) 527-5111

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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