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It's shame that makes men and women enemies: the politics of intimacy among the Miskitu of Kakabila
journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute • 6 (2) • Published In 2000 • Pages: 311-324
By: Jamieson, Mark.
Abstract
This article argues that 'joking' and 'respect' among the Miskitu of Kakabila in Eastern Nicaragua are best understood as diametrically opposed performance styles or registers which mediate both symmetry in same-sex relationships between men and asymmetry in two quite different cross-sex relationships. It concludes by arguing that 'shame' in Kakabila is an important technique for ensuring that these performance styles, 'joking' and 'respect', are appropriately enacted in the contexts of these relationships (p. 311).
- HRAF PubDate
- 2010
- Region
- Middle America and the Caribbean
- Sub Region
- Central America
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle; 2009
- Field Date
- 1992-1993, 1997-1998
- Coverage Date
- 1992-1998
- Coverage Place
- Village of Kakabila, Eastern Nicaragua
- Notes
- Mark Jamieson
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 322-323)
- LCCN
- 95660943
- LCSH
- Miskito Indians