Carnaval in Yura: ritual reflections on ayllu and state relations

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Carnaval is the climax of an annual series of festivals sponsored by the indigenous authorities of the Yura, an ethnic group of Andean peasants in southern Bolivia. The 10‐day long Carnaval, a celebration rich in symbolic activity, provides a context in which the group reconstitutes itself ritually, both in its internal complexity and in its corporateness vis‐á‐vis the state. Symbolic action at Carnaval allows Yura to examine ethnic group‐state relations by juxtaposing Andean concepts and organizational forms with the external impositions of a hierarchical national entity.

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