Khipus, Khipu Boards, and Sacred Texts: Toward a Philology of Andean Knotted Cords
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...
Main Authors: | Sabine Hyland, Sarah Bennison, William P. Hyland |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Latin American Studies Association
2021-06-01
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Series: | Latin American Research Review |
Online Access: | https://larrlasa.org/articles/1032 |
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