Article révisé par les pairs
| Résumé : | This article explores the Kolla cosmology of commodity exchange and creativity in the Argentinean Andes by looking at the circulation of miniatures during the feast day of Saint Anne. An ethnographic description of miniature fairs discloses a complex transactional system involving different entities and fields of action, which creates an extension of the devotee’s subjectivity in space and time. The cosmoeconomics of Saint Anne fairs stress the importance of fuerza (life strength) and alegría (joy) as key values channelled by miniatures circulation, across the mundane and spiritual worlds. In this light, the increased amount of work encapsulated in delightful miniatures is interpreted as a local form of sacrifice to non-human entities, ultimately intended to enhance human creative potential. In its whole, the paper points to the fruitfulness of a cosmoeconomics approach to explore the entanglement between the creation of moral and material values in this Andean context. |
