Silverblatt on Andean and Inca gender roles
Please read Irene Silverblatt, Moon, Sun and Witches Ch.1, pp. 3-19. You can access an electronic copy through the CSUN library homepage. On the library webpage go to the library catalog and do a title search of Moon, Sun and Witches. Click on the one followed by the term "electronic resource." Click on the red lettering that says "Connect to ACLS Humanites E-Book." You will be asked for you ID info. You will see each chapter listed, click on Chapter 1. The questions are due via Moodle anytime before our class meets. Please bring in a copy of your answers so you can refer to them.
1) What´s your gut reaction?
2) Explain the ayllu. Explain gender parallelism and how this influenced how Andean women gained resources in the ayllu.
3) How did Andean societies view relationships between men and women, especially as reflected in the ritual of marriage?
4) What work in the Andean community did women primarily contribute to? What were the duties that defined maleness?
5) What is Silverblatt´s argument about how gender differences became gender hierarchies in Andean communities conquered by the Incas?
6) Give at least two examples of women who wielded power in pre and post Inca society in the Andes.