Cry the Frogs, Marry the Waters, Stop the Winds. Rituals For Attract Rain in Central and Southern Andes

  • Francisco M. Gil García Complutense University of Madrid
Keywords: rituals to call the rain, ceremonial spaces, water, lakes and ponds, mountains, offerings

Abstract

This paper presents a literature review and the state of the question on rituals to call the rain in central and southern Andes, due to synthesize commonalities within their multiple variables. I pay particular attention to instances of invocation, offerings, and the conduct of ritualistas (ritual specialists).

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Francisco M. Gil García, Complutense University of Madrid
Dpto. de Historia de América II (Antropología de América)
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Gil García, F. M. (2012). Cry the Frogs, Marry the Waters, Stop the Winds. Rituals For Attract Rain in Central and Southern Andes. Revista Española de Antropología Americana, 42(1), 145-168. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_REAA.2012.v42.n1.38641
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