Shuar Architecture: Creating Order out the Space from the Myth

  • Sofía Sanz González de Lema Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja.
  • Iliana E. Herrera Herrera Museo de Arqueología y Lojanidad, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/REAA.61976
Keywords: Architecture, Shuar, feminine, masculine, sacred space, Ecuador.

Abstract

In this paper, we show the relationship between Shuar cosmogony and the architectonic event in the traditional Shuar house. The architectonical element’s meaning is present in the myth, the Shuar house is a sacred place and it provides protection of natural and supernatural powers. The pau is a ritual post; it is the center of the Shuar house. Regarding the Shuar house is divided in two spaces masculine (tankamash) and feminine (ekent) and this organization exists out the house, in the hinterland (garden-feminine; forest-masculine; sluggish part of a river-feminine; waterfall-masculine; rushing river-masculine).

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Published
2018-10-16
How to Cite
Sanz González de Lema S. y Herrera Herrera I. E. (2018). Shuar Architecture: Creating Order out the Space from the Myth. Revista Española de Antropología Americana, 47, 161-179. https://doi.org/10.5209/REAA.61976
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Vol. 47 (2017): Dossier: Apuntes arqueológicos sobre la Cuenca de México
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