Aymara Tribe Anthropology

Anthropology

Cultural anthropologists study different cultures by studying the social organization of certain groups. Social organization is the structure of relationships in-between a group of people. This structure is held up by marriage and family, work and play, the community and country, and the supernatural. These forms are illustrated in The Chronicle of a Savanna Marriage, Dadi’s Family, Sitting on the Outers with the Girls, Watching the Boys Play, Manuel, Apprentice Yatiri, and The Irish Rally for Irish. The Chronicles of a Savanna Marriage is about a young woman and the life she lived going through marriage and the hurdles she had to jump over. Nayiani has been married with her husband for six years. She is asked if she is happy, she replies that she is happy now that she has had children and everyone in the settlement likes her now so everything is fine. This could imply that having children can change the respect that someone has for another. Traditions are a big part of the Masai tribe. They
The Aymara believe that chewing coca rids the stresses of high altitude, colds, fatigue, and hunger. The coca plant is viewed as a sacred plant because of its powerful healing. Christianity and the Andean beliefs intertwined different cultural beliefs into the Aymara religion. There are two supernatural beings that overlook the Aymara, Achachila and Pachamama are considered to be the supernatural owners of the animals. Pachamama is a female and is important in fertility of land, animals, crops, and people. There is no difference between the living and the supernatural; they are dependent upon one another. The living need luck, animals, crops, and rain, while the supernatural need sacrifices. The Aymara are still receiving the traditional value of their beliefs, but it is unsure if this religion will flourish