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The Anthropology of Love and Anger questions the very foundations of western sociological thought. In their examination of indigenous peoples from across the South American continent, the contributors to this volume have come to realise that western thought does not possess the vocabulary to define even the fundamentals of indigenous thought and practice. The dualisms of public and private, political and domestic, individual and collective, even male and female, in which western anthropology was founded cannot legitimately be applied to peoples whose 'sociality' is based on an 'aesthetics of community'. For indigenous people success is measured by the extent to which conviviality, (all that is peaceful, harmonious and sociable) has been attained. Yet conviviality is not just reliant on love and good but instead on an even balance between all that is constructive, love, and all that is destructive, anger. With case studies from across the South American region, ranging from the (so-called) fierce Yanomami of Venezuela and Brazil to the Enxet of Paraguay, and with discussions on topics from the efficacy of laughter, the role of language, anger as a marker of love and even homesickness, The Anthropology of Love and Anger is a seminal, fascinating work which should be read by all students and academics in the post-colonial world.
Can we judge Amerindian social behaviour by our own standards? To
what extent is social success based on love and anger in the Amazon
region? "The Anthropology of Love and Anger" provides evidence that
Anthropology is a thriving subject. In this discussion the editors
have brought together papers that question the very foundations of
western sociological thought. In their examination of the "social
structure", or rather "sociality" (the former expression being
inapplicable in this context) of indigenous peoples from across the
South American continent, the contributors have come to realize
that western thought does not possess the vocabulary to define the
very fundamentals of indigenous thought and practice. The dualisms
of public and private, political and domestic, individual and
collective, even male and female, in which western Anthropology was
founded cannot legitimately be applied to peoples whose "sociality"
is based on an "aesthetics of community". For indigenous peoples
success is measured by the extent to which conviviality, (all that
is peaceful, harmonious and sociable) has been attained. Yet it is
not just a conviviality or "sociality" which relies on love and
good but
First Published in 1985. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor and
Francis, an informa company.
First Published in 1985. What is the place of reason and conversely
of the unreasonable, the contradictory, the emotional and the
chaotic in social life? What is the nature of general human
rationality? Are there such things as incommensurable world views?
How efficacious are typologies or 'modes of thought' or cognitive
styles? These are some of the controversies addressed by the
contributors to this volume which draws together papers from the
1984 Malinowski Centennial Conference of the ASA.
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