Quechua, The

Synopsis: Set in the southern Peruvian Andes, the film deals with a community of peasant agriculturalists who farm land between 12,000 and 14,000 feet above sea level, and concentrates mainly on a single family. The first part depicts one of the community’s annual religious pilgrimages and illustrates the syncretism of Roman Catholic and local religious traditions. The second part is concerned with various aspects of community life, including a fertility rite for sheep and the attempts by certain members to procure Government assistance for a motor road to the village. *RAI
Series: Disappearing World, Series
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Film; Video; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 51 min. Videocassette. VHS. col. 51 min.
Technical information: Black-and-white / Sound
Year of production: 1974
Availability: Hire (RAI Film & Video Library)
Sale (video - RAI, Granada); 2005 sale: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p) (RAI)
Notes: Broadcast on ITV 12/74.
Subjects: Anthropology
Keywords: Peru; Quechua; religious festivals; rural communities; social life and customs

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