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Defining Folklore: Mestizo and Indigenous Identities on the Move
Author(s) -
MENDOZA ZOILA S.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
bulletin of latin american research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.24
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1470-9856
pISSN - 0261-3050
DOI - 10.1111/j.1470-9856.1998.tb00170.x
Subject(s) - folklore , ethnic group , indigenous , dance , sociology , race (biology) , anthropology , ethnology , gender studies , history , art , visual arts , ecology , biology
– This article analyses how the performance of folkloric music and dance defines and redefines ethnic/racial distinctions and identities in the Andes. It focuses on the promotional activities of urban‐based institutions in Cusco called instituciones culturales , particularly how these activities have shaped folkloric performance. The article calls attention to the continuing importance of race as a central category of social differentiation, showing how folkloric performances embody ethnic/racial identities.