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1997
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Bulletin de l'Institut français d'études andines
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Gerald Taylor, « Juan Puma, el hijo del oso. Cuento quechua de La Jalca, Chachapoyas », Bulletin de l'Institut français d'études andines, ID : 10670/1.mfarvr
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"One of the most important feasts of the community of La Jalca, Province of Amazonas, is that of Saint Peter in which a bear dance similar to the southern Peruvian dance of the ukukus is performed. In the story published here, the narrator assimilates this rite with the tale of Juan Oso, another story which is well known throughout the Andes. The importance of bears in Amazonas highland culture is fundamental. In local Quechua, bears are known as pumas and they share the fearful strength and superhuman powers which characterize jungle ?pumas?. The bear?s son, Juan, calls to mind the ambiguous relations linking the ?Christians? of the highlands of Amazonas and the ?savages? of the jungles."