El centro tradicional de Bogotá. Valor de uso popular y patrimonio arquitectónico de la ciudad

Two exhibitions that propose a dialogue from diverse perspectives around art, archaeology and the human body. The exhibition "Amerindian Bodies: Art and culture of the corporal modifications" curated by archaeologist Uribe explores the cultural, social and symbolic richness of the corporal interventions amongst the Pre-Columbian societies of Colombia. The interventions in skin, muscles, bone, hair, denture and nails, far from being superfluous, are vital in the construction of the social identity of the people. The exhibition follows the beauty ideals, religious rituals, economic activities,...

"Important contribution to the social history of the New Kingdom and Cartagena de Indias, in particular. Spanish efforts first to comprehend and then control, if not eliminate, indigenous and African forms of alleged magic, whether religious or medical, illustrated imperial imperatives of domination and cultural transformation of subject peoples. First half of book establishes definitions and structures within which confrontation of Spanish and non-Western belief systems clashed. Second half provides a series of illustrative case studies. A glossary and documentary appendices augment the...

CONTENIDO: Normas propias y actitudes del conflicto - La primera ley del llano - La segunda ley del llano - La ley del sur del Tolima - Actitudes llaneras ante la transición bélica - Un problema social: la niñez abandonada - En busca de la terapéutica - Estadísticas de mortalidad - El nuevo antisocial - Otras formas estructurales - Etiología de la violencia - El tratamiento aplicado a la violencia - Sugerencias para una terapéutica.