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Lengua Indians and their "innermost"article 1966 • Loewen, Jacob A. (Jacob Abram)
Enxet and Enlhet • South America > Southern South America
Although the author draws mostly on secondhand sources, this is an insightful and influential account of Enlhet psychology. A central concept of Enlhet and Enxet psychology is the' valhoc," which the author translates as "the innermost" and is consid...Lengua festivals and functional substitutesarticle 1967 • Loewen, Jacob A. (Jacob Abram)
Enxet and Enlhet • South America > Southern South America
This account describes various traditional Enlhet and Enxet festivals for life cycle events, including initiations and promotions within male solidarities. The author also discusses the loss of festival life and accompanying adjustments made in socia...