Foxboy: Intimacy and Aesthetics in Andean Stories

295 Pages·2011·3.55 MB·English

by  Catherine J. Allen

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Foxboy
ii acknowledgments
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Foxboy
intimacy and aesthetics in andean stories
Catherine J. Allen
With illustrations by Julia Meyerson
university of texas press / austin
iv acknowledgments
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Allen, Catherine J.
Foxboy : intimacy and aesthetics in Andean stories /
Catherine J. Allen ; with illustrations by Julia Meyerson.
p. cm. —
Includes bibliographical references and index.
isbn 978-0-292-72321-4 (cloth : alk. paper) —
isbn 978-0-292-72667-3 (pbk. : alk. paper) —
isbn 978-0-292-73484-5 (E-book)
1. Quechua Indians—Folklore. 2. Quechua language—
Texts. 3. Quechua textile fabrics. 4. Foxes—Folklore.
5. Tales—Andes Region. 6. Erotic stories—Social
aspects—Andes Region. I. Title.
f2230.2.k4a449 2011
398.2098—dc22 2011009122
(frontispiece) Erasmo Hualla knits and talks.
Photo by the author.
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For Tom Zuidema, teacher and friend
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Let me tell you about my walk in the highlands.
I found Young Pascual (Foxboy). I was out there in Fox Time.
alcides mamani
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CONTENTS
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appendices
Appendix A: "Kundurmanta" ("About Condor"), 181
Appendix B: "Ukukumanta" ("About Bear"), 191
Appendix C: "Ch'aska Warmi" ("Star-wife"), 217
Appendix D: "Huallasmanta" ("About the Huallas"), 228
Appendix E: Guide to Pronunciation and Glossary, 234
notes, 241 | bibliography, 257 | story index, 267 | subject index, 269