Ritual Encounters: Otavalan Modern and Mythic Community 0252092872, 9780252092879

This book examines ritual practices and public festivals in the Otavalo and Cotacachi areas of northern Andean Ecuador&#

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Ritual Encounters: Otavalan Modern and Mythic Community
0252092872, 9780252092879

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