Un análisis de los centros ceremoniales del Periodo Formativo a partir de los estudios en Chavín de Huántar
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2006
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Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Fondo Editorial
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Aunque las investigaciones acerca de los centros ceremoniales del Periodo Formativo son numerosas, al mismo tiempo, curiosamente, poco se ha entendido acerca de sus parámetros funcionales. En el fondo, se necesitan responder preguntas elementales acerca de porqué se construyeron estos centros, para quién funcionaron y a qué propósitos sirvieron. Si bien la evidencia es clara acerca de su carácter ritual, la aplicación de modelos devocionales derivados de prácticas religiosas modernas no es congruente con las observaciones realizadas acerca del singular sitio de Chavín de Huántar. En cambio, la configuración de este prominente centro parece confirmar que refleja, principalmente, estrategias de liderazgo y la presencia de elites secundarias.
Although research flourishes on the ceremonial centers of the Andean Formative period, at the same time remarkably little is understood about the basic functional parameters of these centers. Ultimately, we need to be answering basic questions about why these centers were built, who they functioned for, and what needs they served. This paper argues that although the evidence is clear that they were ritual centers, the application of devotional models derived from modern religious practice is not congruent with observations about the particular site of Chavín de Huántar. Instead, the configuration of this prominent center appears to confirm that the site primarily reflects strategies of leading and secondary elite for increasing hierarchical differentiation within the social and political dimensions of Formative society.
Although research flourishes on the ceremonial centers of the Andean Formative period, at the same time remarkably little is understood about the basic functional parameters of these centers. Ultimately, we need to be answering basic questions about why these centers were built, who they functioned for, and what needs they served. This paper argues that although the evidence is clear that they were ritual centers, the application of devotional models derived from modern religious practice is not congruent with observations about the particular site of Chavín de Huántar. Instead, the configuration of this prominent center appears to confirm that the site primarily reflects strategies of leading and secondary elite for increasing hierarchical differentiation within the social and political dimensions of Formative society.
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Arqueología, Periodo Formativo Andino, Centro Ceremonial, Jerarquía, Complejidad Sociopolítica, Ritual, Chavín de Huántar, Perú, Archaeology, Andean Formative, Ceremonial Center, Hierarchy, Sociopolitical Complexity, Ritual, Chavín De Huántar, Perú
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