Watuchicuna (Quechua riddles)

Authors

  • Teófilo Altamirano Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18800/anthropologica.198401.014

Abstract

Riddles represent a form of competition in the Andes, they constitute social and recreational events; They include varied content, and are often satires of everything external to the community. They reveal the peasant's knowledge of his world. Here the author offers us a sample of these riddles, in Quechua, collected in the regions of Apurímac, Ayacucho, and in Lima, by himself.

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Published

1984-03-16

How to Cite

Altamirano, T. (1984). Watuchicuna (Quechua riddles). Anthropologica Del Departamento De Ciencias Sociales, 2(2), 387–401. https://doi.org/10.18800/anthropologica.198401.014

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 2 (1984)

Section

Articles