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Land, politics and benevolent shamanism: the Enxet Indians in a democratic Paraguay

Journal of Latin American studies27 (1)Published In 1995 • Pages: 43-75

By: Kidd, Stephen W..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document covers the history of land dispossession and recent efforts to reclaim it. The author also discusses local electoral politics that affect Enxet solidarity and land claims efforts.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Acculturation and culture contact
Real property
Acquisition and relinquishment of property
External relations
Political parties
Elections
Political machines
Political movements
Religious denominations
Missions
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
article
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
1953-1995
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
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
79008163
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Lengua Indians