{"product_id":"living-ruins-philippe-erikson-9781646422852","title":"Living Ruins: Native Engagements with Past Materialities in Contemporary Mesoamerica, Amazonia, and the Andes","description":"Ruins and remnants of the past are endowed with life, rather than mere relics handed down from previous generations. \u003ci\u003eLiving Ruins\u003c\/i\u003e explores some of the ways Indigenous people relate to the material remains of human activity and provides an informed and critical stance that nuances and contests institutionalized patrimonialization discourse on vestiges of the past in present landscapes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ten case studies from the Maya region, Amazonia, and the Andes detail and contextualize narratives, rituals, and a range of practices and attitudes toward different kinds of vestiges. The chapters engage with recently debated issues such as regimes of historicity and knowledge, cultural landscapes, conceptions of personhood and ancestrality, artifacts, and materiality. They focus on Indigenous perspectives rather than mainstream narratives such as those mediated by UNESCO, Hollywood, travel agents, and sometimes even academics. The contributions provide critical analyses alongside a multifaceted account of how people relate to the place\/time nexus, expanding our understanding of different ontological conceptualizations of the past and their significance in the present. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiving Ruins\u003c\/i\u003e adds to the lively body of work on the invention of tradition, Indigenous claims on their lands and history, \"retrospective ethnogenesis,\" and neo-Indianism in a world where tourism, NGOs, and Western essentialism are changing Indigenous attitudes and representations. This book is significant to anyone interested in cultural heritage studies, Amerindian spirituality, and Indigenous engagement with archaeological sites in Latin America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eContributors: \u003c\/i\u003e Cedric Becquey, Laurence Charlier Zeineddine, Marie Chosson, Pablo Cruz, Philippe Erikson, Antoinette Molinié, Fernando Santos-Granero, Emilie Stoll, Valentina Vapnarsky, Pirjo Kristiina Virtanen \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Philippe Erikson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1646422856\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781646422852\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Colorado\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/14\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.06h x 5.98w x 0.79d","brand":"Philippe Erikson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44073891660031,"sku":"9781646422852","price":71.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_72f46eb8-eccf-4eaf-bf2c-0dcc51254c7b.jpg?v=1685450533","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/living-ruins-philippe-erikson-9781646422852","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}