Sarah Bennison
Biographic Data
| ID | 87061 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sarah Bennison |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sarah |
| FAMILY NAME | Bennison |
| SIGNATURE | BENNISON S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of St Andrews |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3805-2028 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
In balance
Khipus, Khipu Boards, and Sacred Texts
Although the knotted cord texts known as khipus have been created in the Andes for over a millennium (ca. AD 950–1950), their historical philology has been little understood. This study, based on original archival and ethnographic research, analyzes hybrid khipu/alphabetic texts known as “khipu boards,” examining their development in colonial Peru, and their role in twentieth-century Andean rituals. Particular attention is paid to a previously un…
Waqay
Drawing on an important and newly accessed early twentieth-century manuscript from the highland Lima village of San Pedro de Casta, this article explores the linguistic landscape within which the text-an internal set of irrigation ritual regulations based on Inca precepts-emerged, and offers a highly contextualized analysis of the Quechua word waqay, which features in this predominantly Spanish-language text. The term is central to Andean concept…
Waqay
Drawing on an important and newly accessed early twentieth-century manuscript from the highland Lima village of San Pedro de Casta, this article explores the linguistic landscape within which the text-an internal set of irrigation ritual regulations based on Inca precepts-emerged, and offers a highly contextualized analysis of the Quechua word waqay, which features in this predominantly Spanish-language text. The term is central to Andean concept…
Waqay
Drawing on an important and newly accessed early twentieth-century manuscript from the highland Lima village of San Pedro de Casta, this article explores the linguistic landscape within which the text-an internal set of irrigation ritual regulations based on Inca precepts-emerged, and offers a highly contextualized analysis of the Quechua word waqay, which features in this predominantly Spanish-language text. The term is central to Andean concept…
Khipus, Khipu Boards, and Sacred Texts
Although the knotted cord texts known as khipus have been created in the Andes for over a millennium (ca. AD 950–1950), their historical philology has been little understood. This study, based on original archival and ethnographic research, analyzes hybrid khipu/alphabetic texts known as “khipu boards,” examining their development in colonial Peru, and their role in twentieth-century Andean rituals. Particular attention is paid to a previously un…
In balance
Anthropology (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Latin American history and culture (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Classics (1 work) · Colonialism (1 work) · Context (archaeology (1 work) · Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America (1 work) · Ethnography (1 work) · Feminism (1 work)