Meanings and practices of sexuality in three generatios of Aymara women from Northern Chile Significa dos y Prácticas de la sexualidad en tres generaciones de Mujeres Aymaras del Norte de Chile

Abstract

Although the universalization of sexual models through a homogenizing moral, stemming from Judeo-Christian ideas which impose sexual behavior patterns that should be retained has been the predominating panorama in Latin-American sexuality, individuals and social groups have allowed themselves different ways to interpret these standards, arguments and social practices, offering several variations. Chile is not a socially and culturally homogeneous country, and various ethnic groups coexist within its territory, including the Aymara people. Recognizing that this indigenous people is a group with their own traditions, not shared by the majority of the population and also has been part of the socio-historical processes lived in the regions of Northern Chile, we consider legitimate to ask whether the Christian ethos, foundation of our western ideas, acquired singular characteristics in the Aymara case or if what we observe in the mythology and religiosity of this people, currently provides