Village Festivities. Politics, religion, and custom in Cusi Cusi (Puna of Jujuy, Argentina)

This article offers an analysis of the relationship between politics, religion, and costumbre in Cusi Cusi (Santa Catalina Department, Puna of Jujuy), based on ethnographic fieldwork focused on the effects of evangelical conversion. It argues that this process has reshaped the local socio-religious...

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Autor principal: Petit, Facundo
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Publicado: Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires 2025
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fiestas patronales
religión
evangelismo
Puna de Jujuy
patrimonialización
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spelling I28-R252-article-171132025-12-31T17:16:57Z Village Festivities. Politics, religion, and custom in Cusi Cusi (Puna of Jujuy, Argentina) Las fiestas del pueblo. Política, religión y costumbre en Cusi Cusi (Puna de Jujuy, Argentina) Les fêtes du village. Politique, religion et coutume à Cusi Cusi (Puna de Jujuy, Argentine) Petit, Facundo fiestas patronales religión evangelismo Puna de Jujuy patrimonialización This article offers an analysis of the relationship between politics, religion, and costumbre in Cusi Cusi (Santa Catalina Department, Puna of Jujuy), based on ethnographic fieldwork focused on the effects of evangelical conversion. It argues that this process has reshaped the local socio-religious landscape and dynamics of power, generating tensions that become particularly visible during the town’s celebrations. Through the description of a recent festivity –in which the patron saint festival and the town’s anniversary, traditionally celebrated together, were held separately– the article interprets contemporary festivities as arenas of dispute over religious and political legitimacy within the community. The conceptual approach centers on the native category of costumbre, a term that condenses multiple meanings of the sacred while also opening a fertile space for communal dialogue around the patrimonialization of identity and local history. El artículo sitúa un análisis sobre las relaciones entre política, religión y costumbre en Cusi Cusi (Depto. de Santa Catalina, Puna de Jujuy), a partir de un trabajo de campo etnográfico centrado en los efectos producidos por la conversión evangélica. Se argumenta que dicho proceso ha reconfigurado el mapa socio-religioso local y las dinámicas de poder, produciendo tensiones que emergen de forma especialmente visible durante las celebraciones del pueblo. A través de la descripción de una fiesta reciente –en la que se escindieron las fiestas patronales y del aniversario del pueblo, usualmente articuladas– se interpretan las fiestas contemporáneas como escenarios de disputa por la legitimidad religiosa y política dentro de la comunidad. La problematización conceptual se organiza sobre la categoría nativa de costumbre, término que condensa diferentes sentidos de lo sagrado, a la vez que abre un terreno fértil para el diálogo comunitario en torno a la patrimonialización de la identidad y la historia local. Cet article propose une analyse de la relation entre politique, religion et coutume à Cusi Cusi (département de Santa Catalina, Puna de Jujuy), à partir d’un travail de terrain ethnographique centré sur les effets produits par les conversions évangéliques. On soutient que ce processus a reconfiguré le paysage socio-religieux local et les dynamiques de pouvoir, générant des tensions particulièrement visibles lors des célébrations du village. À travers la description d’une fête récente – marquée par la scission entre les festivités patronales et celles de l’anniversaire du village, habituellement articulées – les fêtes contemporaines sont interprétées comme des scènes de dispute autour de la légitimité religieuse et politique au sein de la communauté. La réflexion conceptuelle s’organise autour de la catégorie vernaculaire de « coutume », un terme qui condense différentes significations du sacré, tout en ouvrant un espace fertile de dialogue communautaire autour de la patrimonialisation de l’identité et de l’histoire locales. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires 2025-12-31 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/esnoa/article/view/17113 10.34096/esnoa.n27.17113 Estudios Sociales del NOA; Núm. 27 (2024) 2362-2482 0329-8256 spa https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/esnoa/article/view/17113/15800 Derechos de autor 2025 Facundo Petit
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topic fiestas patronales
religión
evangelismo
Puna de Jujuy
patrimonialización
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religión
evangelismo
Puna de Jujuy
patrimonialización
Petit, Facundo
Village Festivities. Politics, religion, and custom in Cusi Cusi (Puna of Jujuy, Argentina)
topic_facet fiestas patronales
religión
evangelismo
Puna de Jujuy
patrimonialización
author Petit, Facundo
author_facet Petit, Facundo
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title Village Festivities. Politics, religion, and custom in Cusi Cusi (Puna of Jujuy, Argentina)
title_short Village Festivities. Politics, religion, and custom in Cusi Cusi (Puna of Jujuy, Argentina)
title_full Village Festivities. Politics, religion, and custom in Cusi Cusi (Puna of Jujuy, Argentina)
title_fullStr Village Festivities. Politics, religion, and custom in Cusi Cusi (Puna of Jujuy, Argentina)
title_full_unstemmed Village Festivities. Politics, religion, and custom in Cusi Cusi (Puna of Jujuy, Argentina)
title_sort village festivities. politics, religion, and custom in cusi cusi (puna of jujuy, argentina)
description This article offers an analysis of the relationship between politics, religion, and costumbre in Cusi Cusi (Santa Catalina Department, Puna of Jujuy), based on ethnographic fieldwork focused on the effects of evangelical conversion. It argues that this process has reshaped the local socio-religious landscape and dynamics of power, generating tensions that become particularly visible during the town’s celebrations. Through the description of a recent festivity –in which the patron saint festival and the town’s anniversary, traditionally celebrated together, were held separately– the article interprets contemporary festivities as arenas of dispute over religious and political legitimacy within the community. The conceptual approach centers on the native category of costumbre, a term that condenses multiple meanings of the sacred while also opening a fertile space for communal dialogue around the patrimonialization of identity and local history.
publisher Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires
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