Ño Carnavalón is not god, nor devil.

A contemporary huaca in San Miguel de Azapa (Chile)

Authors

  • Gerardo Mora Rivera Gerardo Mora Rivera Escuela de Diseño y Escuela de Arquitectura (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile) y Facultad de Psicología (Universidad Alberto Hurtado) Chile e mail: gerardo.mora@uc.cl

Keywords:

Huaca, non human person, ethnography, carnival

Abstract

In this article I present the biography of the Ño Carnavalón that is received by the Flores Felipe family and the Villarroel “A” comparsa, each carnival, in San Miguel de Azapa (Arica, Chile). I aim to show that this particular Ño is a huaca, within an Andean understanding of life. That is, he is an entity whose own materiality gives him power and efficacy. To do this, I address how the Ño is understood in its current context, how it could be understood theoretically, how it relates to other carnavalones in its region, and its own history. I also review his current participation in carnivals, how the customs associated with him are learned, and how it is possible to communicate with him. Finally, I discuss the possibilities of understanding him as a huaca and of relating him to Pachamama.

 

ARK CAICYT: https://id.caicyt.gov.ar/ark:/s16688090/il9j8ny6j

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Published

2022-10-10

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Mora Rivera, G. (2022). Ño Carnavalón is not god, nor devil. : A contemporary huaca in San Miguel de Azapa (Chile). Andes, 33(1). Retrieved from http://170.210.203.22/index.php/Andes/article/view/2471

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Vol. 33 No. 1 (2022)

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