essay
The structure of kinship and marriage among the Canelos Quichua of east-central Ecuador
marriage practices in lowland south america • (14) • Published In 1984 • Pages: 194-220, 265-283
By: Whitten, Norman E., Whitten, Dorothea S..
Abstract
This is a detailed study of kinship structure and marriaage among the Canelos Quichua of East-Central Ecuador. For the Canelos Quichua, marriage consists of a process of spouse acquisition (for a man, [n]huarmiyuj[/n], or the 'possession of a woman'; for a woman, [n]cariyuj[/n], 'possession of a man'), the entire process which takes about three years to accomplish. During this period the authors describe how segments of maximal [n]ayllus[/n] are linked, residence shifts take place, territoriality somewhat redefined, fictive kinship ([i]gumba[/i] relations established, and a micro-universe [n]huasi[/n] or household, founded. All of these events take place within the constraints of the kin class system and the system of shamanism (p. 196).
- HRAF PubDate
- 2010
- Region
- South America
- Sub Region
- Amazon and Orinoco
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle; 2009
- Field Date
- 1968-1976
- Coverage Date
- 1968-1979
- Coverage Place
- Pastaza province, Ecuador
- Notes
- Norman E. Whitten, Jr., and Dorothea S. Whitten
- Includes bibliographical references (p.265-283)
- LCCN
- 83004924
- LCSH
- Canelo Indians