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"Indigenous Identities and Sacred Landscapes in Oaxaca, Mexico," by Dr. Caroll Davila in Poughkeepsie
"Indigenous Identities and Sacred Landscapes in Oaxaca, Mexico," by Dr. Caroll Davila
Rockefeller Hall 300-Auditorium
This lecture will present a detailed, sensitive, and carefully contextualized analysis of divination practices--including divination with maize grains--ritual protocols, and the use and significance of sacred sites in several Northern Zapotec communities. These ritual experts in mantic and healing are called in dilla xhon (Caxonos Zapotec) Wene ya’a, “they who speak with mountains”. The Wene ya’a give meaning to the cultural heritage of their communities, to their sacred places, to their religious calendar, to life and death. The Wene ya’a give continuity to the cosmogonic narratives, sacred words, ceremonial speeches, herbal medicine and fundamental values of their communities. The lecture ends with an appraisal of ethnographic practices deployed during this study, which included multiple conversations about the meaning of these practices with Indigenous specialists, community leaders, and local educational institutions.
Sponsored by the Latin American and Latino/a Studies Program
Contact
Kathleen Panebianco
kapanebianco@vassar.edu
(845) 437-7500
Department
Latin American and Latino/a Studies Program
Categories: University & Alumni
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