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'''Qwariwarmi''' is a [[Third Gender|third gender]] in Peru, the pre-colonial Inca civilization had shamans called quariwarmi. Qwariwarmi means "[[Man|men]]-[[Woman|women]]," and live as a mixed-gender role. |
'''Qwariwarmi, Quariwarmi, Qhariwarmi,''' or '''Qariwarmi''' is a [[Third Gender|third gender]] in Peru, the pre-colonial Inca civilization had shamans called quariwarmi. Qwariwarmi means "[[Man|men]]-[[Woman|women]]," and describe [[AMAB]] people that live as a mixed-gender role. |
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Andean Studies scholar Michael Horswell writes: "These quariwarmi (men-women) shamans mediated between the symmetrically dualistic spheres of Andean cosmology and daily life by performing rituals that at times required same-sex erotic practices. Their transvested attire served as a visible sign of a third space that negotiated between the [[masculine]] and the [[feminine]], the present and the past, the living and the dead. Their shamanic presence invoked the [[androgynous]] creative force often represented in Andean mythology." |
Andean Studies scholar Michael Horswell writes: "These quariwarmi (men-women) shamans mediated between the symmetrically dualistic spheres of Andean cosmology and daily life by performing rituals that at times required same-sex erotic practices. Their transvested attire served as a visible sign of a third space that negotiated between the [[masculine]] and the [[feminine]], the present and the past, the living and the dead. Their shamanic presence invoked the [[androgynous]] creative force often represented in Andean mythology." |
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