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Drama and power in a hunting society: the Selk'nam of Tierra del Fuego
Cambridge University Press • Cambridge, [england] • Published In 1982 • Pages:
By: Chapman, Anne.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The focus of this study is on the ceremony called by the Selk'nam (Ona), the HAIN, but also known in the anthropological literature as the KLOKETEN initiation rite. This ceremony, which served to initiate young men (KLOKETENS) into adulthood, also contained many facets '…involving a great wealth of meaning and several vital objectives' (p. 1). These rites are discussed in chapters 3-9 of this document. The first two chapters establish the context for the ceremonies and deal with the cultural history and environmental adaptation of the Selk'nam and their socio-economic structure. The final chapter (chapter 10), is a theoretical discussion of the significance of the HAIN ceremony to Selk'nam society. Chapman relies heavily on the previously published works of Gusinde, Bridges, Gallardo, Cooper, and Lathrop, but is often critical of many of the statements made in these documents. Drawing on her own field work experiences and data provided by her primary informants (especially Lola Kiepja and Angela Loij), Chapman attempts to correct many of these statements that she considers to be inaccurate.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Puberty and initiation
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Ona
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 1996
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- South America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southern South America
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968-1970, 1972-1974, 1976 (p. 3-6)
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- variable
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
- NotesAdditional notes
- Anne Chapman
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 184-194) and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 82004286
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Ona Indians