Anthropology 2246F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Niton, Salasaca, Mnemonic
4 Apr 2017
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Anthro of reading and writing: magical writing in salasaca (part 2) Third ethnographic example, lists of dead relatives. The idea that if you"re written, you exist. Not a way for them to remember these people. It"s a way of calling them into being by writing their names. How people proclaim their religion in na vs. in the country of origin. Brings to light differences in language ideologies, weaving and writing similar to. Salasacas in that both are difficult to learn and require repetitive hand movements. Requires a lot of copying and repetition. Wogan describes salasacan education programs as being highly dictation-based where students copied what the teacher said into notebooks. In wogan 2004 chapter 6 he talks about how important learning a finite hand skill is for the. He talks about niton cruz, which is a hilltop where salasacas would go and pray for weaving skills. Dimensions show writing is embedded in culture.
