Abstract

LANGEBAEK RUEDA, Carl Henrik et al. Live and Die in Tibanica. Reflections about the Power and Space in Muisca Village in Late Savannah of Bogotá. Rev. colomb. antropol. [online]. 2015, vol.51, n.2, pp.173-207. ISSN 0486-6525.

This paper studies the relation between feasts and other issues that are traditionally related the power of Muisca chiefs in their communities. The research question deals with the linkage between different dimensions of the social stratification in the Muisca site of Tibanica, including: feasting itself, health, kinship and nutrition. It is argued that there is no lineal relation between such variables, and that Muisca social organization is best understood from a multidimensional and comparative analysis, recognizing the complexity of the issue at hand.

Keywords : Chiefdoms; muiscas; chibchas; social complexity.

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