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Cosmic Reproduction, Economics and Politics among the Kulina of Southwest Amazonia

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Cosmic Reproduction, Economics and Politics among the Kulina of Southwest Amazonia
Author(s)Lorrain, Claire
AbstractKulina cosmology legitimates the monopoly of the mystical means of reproduction by male shamans and leaders. This control is accompanied by a degree of manipulation of female sexuality and reproduction by shamanic and other means. It is also correlated with a hierarchical division of labour in which men are primary providers, and leaders are paradigmatic providers. This calls into question the commonly angelic or neo-Rousseauist vision of the indigenous societies of the Amazon as egalitarian. This article is a contribution to the ongoing debate on the nature of Amazonian politics.
IssueNo2
Pages293-310
ArticleAccess to Article
SourceJournal of the Royal Anthropological Institute
VolumeNo6
PubDateJune 2000
ISBN_ISSN1359-0987


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