Quipus and Witches' Knots The Role of the Knot in Primitive and Ancient Culture, with a Translation and Analysis of "Oribasius de Laqueis"

• Autore principale: Day, Cyrus Lawrence (auth)
• Natura: Elettronico Capitolo di libro
• Lingua: inglese
• Pubblicazione: University Press of Kansas 1967
• Soggetti: Ancient history: to c 500 CE; Ancient history
• Accesso online: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This essay in cultural anthropology provides a comprehensive view of the way primitive people in all parts of the world once utilized knots; mnemonic knots-to record dates, numbers, and cultural traditions; magic knots-to cure diseases, bewitch enemies, and control the forces of nature; and practica...