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The Entablo Manuscript: Water Rituals and Khipu Boards of San Pedro de Casta, Peru
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The Entablo Manuscript: Water Rituals and Khipu Boards of San Pedro de Casta, Peru
Current price: $45.00
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The Entablo Manuscript: Water Rituals and Khipu Boards of San Pedro de Casta, Peru
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Sarah Bennison offers a critical introduction to the Entablo, a Spanish transcription of the document, and an English translation. Among its other revelations, the Entablo delves into the use of khipu boards, devices that meld the traditional knotted strings known as khipus with a written alphabet. Only in the Entablo do we learn that there were multiple khipu boards associated with a single canal-cleaning ritual, or that there were separate khipu records for men and women. The Entablo manuscript furnishes unparalleled insights into Andean rituals, religion, and community history at a historical moment when rural highland communities were changing rapidly.