Understanding the Huari Phenomenon: A Northern PerspectiveThe lack of large scale storage in Huari sites contradicts the interpretation of Huari as an empire modeled on the Inca empire. We highlight the fact that at the end of Middle Horizon 1B, the Huari phenomenon was focused on an ancestor cult. In part, this cult was derived from northern antecedents, and we review data from Huamachuco that document the roots of the cult. Two architectural forms from Huamachuco, long narrow galleries that served as living space and niched halls that served as places in which to feast the ancestors, were the models for the orthogonal cellular architecture of Middle Horizon 1B at Huari. Although evidence does not support the interpretation of Huari as a state that expanded by the use of military force, Huari did play a critical role in the synthesis and diffusion of ideas that resulted a profound reorganization of the social landscape. / La ausencia de almacenaje de gran escala en sitios huari no apoya la interpretacion de Huari como imperio al modelo de los incas. Se señala también que el fenómeno Huari se enfocó en un culto a los ancestros a fines del Horizonte Medio 1B. En este trabajo se presentan datos que demuestran que este culto derivó parcialmente del norte del Perú y se revisan los datos de Huamachuco relativos a sus raíces histórico-sociales. Asimismo, dos formas arquitectónicas huamachuquinas, galerías largas y angostas para espacios domésticos y galpones nichados que servían como ambientes para fiestas en honor de los ancestros, fueron los modelos para la arquitectura ortogonal celular del Horizonte Medio 1B en Huari. Finalmente, y aunque la evidencia no apoya la interpretación de Huari como un estado que se expandió por fuerza militar, Huari jugó un rol crítico en la síntesis y difusión de ideas que resultaron en una profunda reorganización del paisaje social.

Vitayatprapaiphan Nongyao. / Thesis submitted in: June 2004. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 91-96). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.i / Acknowledgements --- p.1 / Preface --- p.4 / Chapter 1. --- Introduction - Knowing the Akha / Chapter a. --- Background --- p.10 / Chapter b. --- Problems the Akha People are Facing --- p.16 / Chapter c. --- Government Policy Towards the Akha and Hill Tribes in Northern Thailand --- p.22 / Chapter d. --- The Impact of Government Policy on the Akha People --- p.27 / Chapter e. --- Rituals and the Beliefs of the Akha --- p.30 / Chapter 2. --- The Traditional Musical Life of the Akha --- p.33 / Chapter 3. --- The Impact of Christianity on Akha Life and Musical Life --- p.38 / Chapter 4. --- The Impact of Tourism on Akha Life and Musical Life --- p.56 / Chapter 5. --- Prospects for the Traditional Musical Life of the Akha --- p.65 / Chapter 6. --- Conclusion --- p.73 / Appendix I: Figures --- p.82 / Appendix II: Musical Examples --- p.89 / Bibliography --- p.91