Holy Intoxication To Drunken Dissipation: Alcohol Among Quichua Speakers In Otav [Paperback]

Holy Intoxication to Drunken Dissipationexamines how the defense of drinking and getting drunk ended abruptly as the people of Otavalo re-evaluated their traditional religious life and their relationship with the wider Ecuadorian society.Barbara Y. Butler retired as associate professor of anthropology at the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point. She also works with the Maquipucuna Foundation in Quito, Ecuador, which is dedicated to rainforest preservation and sustainable development there.