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Presenta un cuadro de la economia y la sociedad colombiana en la epoca de la colonia: el proceso de dominacion espa?ola, la evolucion de la poblacion indigena sometida, la tenencia de la tierra, la mineria del oro y el comercio.

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,...

CONTENIDO : Conflictos armados, guerras civiles y política: relación entre el conflicto colombiano y otras guerras internas contemporáneas (Daniel Pécaut) -- Barbarie y crueldad o la profundización del dolor a través del cuerpo : códigos de un nuevo lenguaje de la violencia en Colombia (Elsa Blair Trujillo) -- Representaciones sociales sobre el coflicto armado en la prensa colombiana: el caso de los asesinatos de Urrao Antioquia (Milciades Vizcaíno Gutiérrez) -- El hombre nace bueno, relato de un actor de violencia (Alberto Valencia G.) -- Las lógicas de la guerra y la resistencia...

"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...