At the Mountains Altar: Anthropology of Religion in an Andean Community
UW Ingraham Hall 1155 Observatory Drive, Madison, Wisconsin
Please join us for the LACIS Lunchtime Lecture
Tuesdays 12:30pm-1:30PM - 206 Ingraham Hall
Frank Salomon is a Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at UW-Madison. In high-Andean Peru, Rapaz village maintains a temple to mountain beings who command water and weather. By examining the ritual practices and belief systems of an Andean community, the presenter will provide a rich understanding of unfamiliar religious experiences and delivers theories of religion from the realm of abstraction.