W&M ScholarWorks Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects Theses, Dissertations, & Master Projects 2010 Rituals of the Re-Founded Bolivian State Raquel Elizabeth Nava Cerball College of William & Mary - Arts & Sciences Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd Part of the Latin American Studies Commons, and the Social and Cultural Anthropology Commons Recommended Citation Cerball, Raquel Elizabeth Nava, "Rituals of the Re-Founded Bolivian State" (2010). Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects. Paper 1539626621. https://dx.doi.org/doi:10.21220/s2-h006-sm66 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Theses, Dissertations, & Master Projects at W&M ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects by an authorized administrator of W&M ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Rituals of the Re-founded Bolivian State Raquel Elizabeth Nava Cerball La Paz, Bolivia B.A. Anthropology, Universidad Mayor de San Andres, 2006 A Thesis presented to the Graduate Faculty of the College of William and Mary in Candidacy for the Degree of Master of Arts Department of Anthropology The College of William and Mary May, 2010 APPROVAL PAGE This Thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts Raquel Elizabeth Nava Cerball Approved by the Committee, April, 19, 2010 QaI&IaCk^-U Committee Chair Associate Professor William Fisher, Anthropology The College of William and Mary (TLA-- Professor Kathleen Bragdon, Anthropology The CollegejeifWilliam arad MarY Associate Professor Maureen Fitzgerald, American Studies Tie College of Williarmand Mary COMPLIANCE PAGE Research approved by THE COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY PROTECTION OF HUMAN SUBJECTS COMMITTEE Protocol number(s): PHSC-2010-04-26-6682-whfish Date(s) of approval: April, 26, 2010 ABSTRACT PAGE In the month of June the Willka Kuti ritual or Aymara New Year takes place in the Bolivian Western highlands.