Gendered significance and misunderstandings Despite the small amount of evidence for the existence of male acllas, the overwhelming amount of knowledge of them suggests that they were a majority women. This meant that they were subjected to specific rules and expectations. One of the most notable ways that they differed from not only the rest of the population but also from the Yanakuna was through their role in reproduction. Acllas were required to remain celibate and failure to do so was punishable by death. This requirement was a uniquely Incan need as Andean natives did not require celibacy from women. In fact, sexual relations prior to marriage and trial marriages were encouraged.Gose, Peter. "The State as a Chosen Woman: Brideservice and the Feeding of Tributaries in the Inka Empire." American Anthropologist 102, no.1 (2000): 84-97Silverblatt, Irene. "Andean Women in the Inca Empire." Feminist Studies 4, no. 3 (1978): 36-61. This same requirement was not placed on the yanakuna.
Gendered significance and misunderstandings Despite the small amount of evidence for the existence of male acllas, the overwhelming amount of knowledge of them suggests that a majority of them were women. This meant that they were subjected to specific rules and expectations. One of the most notable ways that they differed from not only the rest of the population but also from the yanakuna was through their role in reproduction. Acllas were required to remain celibate and failure to do so was punishable by death. This requirement was a uniquely Incan need as Andean natives did not require celibacy from women. In fact, sexual relations prior to marriage and trial marriages were encouraged.Gose, Peter. "The State as a Chosen Woman: Brideservice and the Feeding of Tributaries in the Inka Empire." American Anthropologist 102, no.1 (2000): 84-97Silverblatt, Irene. "Andean Women in the Inca Empire." Feminist Studies 4, no. 3 (1978): 36-61. This same requirement was not placed on the yanakuna.
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