Magical Writing in Salasaca: Literacy and Power in Highland Ecuador

by Peter Wogan

Book Overview

This book demonstrates that the beliefs about writing reflect extensive contact with birth certificates, baptism records, and other church and state documents. It reviews Ecuadorian history to identify the specific documentation sources that have most influenced beliefs in the witch's book.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813341515
• ISBN13: 9780813341514
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 9.0"