Imaginario colectivo e identidad en los Andes
An edition of Imaginario colectivo e identidad en los Andes (1994)
a propósito de "Tayta Cáceres" : un heroe cultural
By Ranulfo Cavero Carrasco
Publish Date
1994
Publisher
Universidad Nacional de San Cristóbal de Huamanga
Language
spa
Pages
237
Description:
"Fascinating work explores Ayacuchan oral tradition regarding Andrés Avelino Cáceres and Ayacucho's participation in the late-19th-century war with Chile. Analyzes 75 Quechua- and Spanish-language narratives with respect to predominant narrative motifs, transmission of oral knowledge, fidelity of the narratives to notions of historical truth, and role of these narratives in the process of regional identity formation"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
subjects: Oral tradition, War of the Pacific, 1879-1884, Hero worship, Regionalism
People: Andrés Avelino Cáceres (1836-1923)
Places: Peru, Ayacucho (Dept.)