essay
Ecological determinants of chieftainship among the Yaruro Indians of Venezuela
Akten des 34. Internationalen Amerikanistenkongresses • Wien • Published In 1962 • Pages: 597-608
By: Leeds, Anthony.
Abstract
The author presents the hypothesis that the relatively weak position of chieftainship among the Yaruro, and by extension among the South American Indians, as a whole, is because of their ecology. He presents a model of an ecological type that he believes sets limits withn which any sort of chiefly function will operate. Furthermore, this model should be applicable to all cultures having the same basic technology, habitat characteristics and similar types of food surplus.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2014
- Region
- South America
- Sub Region
- Amazon and Orinoco
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1964-65
- Field Date
- 1958
- Coverage Date
- 1958
- Coverage Place
- Cinaruco river region and Palmarito de Guachara, eastern Apure, Venezuela
- Notes
- Anthony Leeds
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 608)
- LCSH
- Yaruro Indians