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HISTORY OF THE ANDES – CONFLICTIVE HERITAGE
SEMINARS
The Andean populations have been victims of the falsification of their Incan history, as well as of a massive censorship on the part of the colonial power. Therefore, not only were they deprived of their roots, but also, of the acceptance of their philosophy.
Thus, although many indigenous people consider themselves as descendants of the Incas, they practically know nothing about their ancestors´ history, since the Incan heritage is an enigma, with very limited explanations, and their religion has no name. Across the Andes, the Andean population lives with a history without historicity.
The purpose of our seminars is to relate the past with the present, reflecting and pondering, in order to understand that history is not transitory, but rather that it is a fundamental component of the present.
The past here and now – Choice of theme:
The Incas myth and history
Myths of pre-solar times and that of the Ayar Brothers. Paquarinas: Caves and lagoons of origin. The birth of a dynasty. Cusco, the Navel of the World, and Quito, the Center of the World. Pachacuti and Inkari – Inversion, return and start of a new era in a time cycle. The Incas´expansion – The Dynasty and its sanctuariesThe seques´ system. Sacred places and the cult to the ancestors. The Incas´ caste and founding of the Panakas / Ayllus. Expansion through kinship and ruling over time and space. |
New lights on the „conquest“ –
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Ritual battles – The other “declaration of war”
Representations of human sacrifices in pre-Colombian art: A different point of view regarding death. Today´s ritual battles: The tupay in ch´iaraje – Death and fertility in the Andes. Tinku: A war dance and declarations of love. |
Cult to the sun and gold fever: The tabooing of the indigenous religion, in the past and now
The destruction and pillage of Incan temples, during the Christianizing process. The Valeran Jesuits and their vision of the Paititi (El Dorado). The indigenous nobility´s forced Catholic school education. The rebellion of Tupac Amaru II and his attempt in restoring the Incan ideology. The defeat of his rebellion and total prohibition of Incan clothing, religion and identity. Tabooing of the Andean religion in Peru´s current educational system. |
Historys´ dance –
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