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Knowledge and the practice of love and hate among the Enxet of Paraguay
anthropology of love and anger : the aesthetics of conviviality in Native Amazonia • London • Published In 2000 • Pages: 114-132
By: Kidd, Stephen W..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This work discusses aspects of Enxet social psychology, or personhood, with particular focus on the concept of the "wáxok," which is both a physical and metaphysical organ located in the region of the stomach. It is the seat of emotions and knowledge, understood as the ability to love and be tranquil. The author also discusses how the Enxet turn on and off their emotions to serve group interests. Alcohol's role in disrupting tranquility and group cohesion is also considered.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Social personality
- Personality traits
- Ethics
- Ethnoanatomy
- Ethnopsychology
- Techniques of socialization
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Enxet and Enlhet
- 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
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Missionary
- Anthropologist
- 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
- Ian Skoggard; 2018
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1984-1995
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1984-1995
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- eastern-central Presidente Hayes, Paraguay
- NotesAdditional notes
- Stephen W. Kidd
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 130-132)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 00032835
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Lengua Indians