Míronti and the pregnant warriors: Gender relations in two Asháninka rituals
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https://doi.org/10.52980/revistaamazonaperuana.vi28-29.79Keywords:
Asháninka, Rituals, Gender relations, MírontiAbstract
Due to the violence that Peru suffered during the past decade, the Central Jungle became a bloody theater of war. After fighting in the jungle against the senderistas (Shining Path members), the Asháninka ronderos (self-defense patrol members) revived ancestral purification practices. Based on this context, the author analyzes the use of images taken from women's biological processes as symbols used in a male ritual.
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