{"product_id":"the-entablo-manuscript-sarah-bennison-9781477325421","title":"The Entablo Manuscript: Water Rituals and Khipu Boards of San Pedro de Casta, Peru","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA unique study of an Andean community's water rituals and the extraordinary document describing how they should be performed\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the dry season in the Andes, water from springs, lakes, reservoirs, and melting glaciers feeds irrigation canals that have sustained communities for thousands of years. Managing and maintaining these water infrastructures is essential, and in 1921, in the village of San Pedro de Casta, Peru, local authorities recorded their ritual canal-cleaning duties in a Spanish-language document called the Entablo. It is only the second book (along with the Huarochirí Manuscript) ever seen by scholars in which an Andean community explains its customs and ritual laws in its own words. \u003cp\u003e Sarah Bennison offers a critical introduction to the Entablo, a Spanish transcription of the document, and an English translation. Among its other revelations, the Entablo delves into the use of khipu boards, devices that meld the traditional knotted strings known as khipus with a written alphabet. Only in the Entablo do we learn that there were multiple khipu boards associated with a single canal-cleaning ritual, or that there were separate khipu records for men and women. The Entablo manuscript furnishes unparalleled insights into Andean rituals, religion, and community history at a historical moment when rural highland communities were changing rapidly. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sarah Bennison\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1477325425\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781477325421\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/26\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs","brand":"Sarah Bennison","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44321592672511,"sku":"9781477325421","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_df78db67-608d-4836-9520-9dd7d612a71e.jpg?v=1696331686","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-entablo-manuscript-sarah-bennison-9781477325421","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}