Vital Diplomacy

The Ritual Everyday on a Dammed River in Amazonia

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology, Rural, Anthropology, Cultural Studies
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Author: Chloe Nahum-Claudel ISBN: 9781785334078
Publisher: Berghahn Books Publication: November 1, 2017
Imprint: Berghahn Books Language: English
Author: Chloe Nahum-Claudel
ISBN: 9781785334078
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Publication: November 1, 2017
Imprint: Berghahn Books
Language: English

In Brazil, where forest meets savanna, new towns, agribusiness and hydroelectricity plants form a patchwork with the indigenous territories. Here, agricultural work, fishing, songs, feasts and exchanges occupy the Enawenê-nawê  for eight months of each year, during a season called Yankwa. Vital Diplomacy focuses on this major ceremonial cycle to shed new light on classic Amazonian themes such as kinship, gender, manioc cultivation and cuisine, relations with non-humans and foreigners, and the interplay of myth and practice, exploring how ritual contains and diverts the threat of violence by reconciling antagonistic spirits, coordinating social and gender divides, and channelling foreign relations and resources.

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In Brazil, where forest meets savanna, new towns, agribusiness and hydroelectricity plants form a patchwork with the indigenous territories. Here, agricultural work, fishing, songs, feasts and exchanges occupy the Enawenê-nawê  for eight months of each year, during a season called Yankwa. Vital Diplomacy focuses on this major ceremonial cycle to shed new light on classic Amazonian themes such as kinship, gender, manioc cultivation and cuisine, relations with non-humans and foreigners, and the interplay of myth and practice, exploring how ritual contains and diverts the threat of violence by reconciling antagonistic spirits, coordinating social and gender divides, and channelling foreign relations and resources.

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