1. The Devil And Commodity Fetishism In South America
... which can be a side effect of mining conditions.(p.148) Taussig sees the possible interpretation for the phallic exaggeration as the tio is "engorged with the miner's blood" and that of animals sacrificed, and is symbolic of male dominance among the new post capitalism gods, analogous to female alienation in the new system.(p.211) Without this sentiment being expressed by the miners ... . Morrison, pp.231-32) In his conclusion Taussig restates that the peasants of South America whose worlds were and are being influenced by the capitalist market economy are reticent to buy into it, or as ...
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