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Lengua festivals and functional substitutes

Practical anthropology14 (1) • Published In 1967 • Pages: 15-36

By: Loewen, Jacob A. (Jacob Abram).

Abstract
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 social and religious life.
Subjects
Acculturation and culture contact
Property system
Gift giving
Property in movables
Music
Dance
Visiting and hospitality
Sodalities
Shamans and psychotherapists
Spirits and gods
Organized ceremonial
Puberty and initiation
culture
Enxet and Enlhet
Region
South America
Sub Region
Southern South America
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Types
Missionary
Anthropologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Ian Skoggard; 2018
Field Date
1963
Coverage Date
1889-1963
Coverage Place
Presidente Hayes, Paraguay
Notes
Jacob A. Loewen
Includes bibliographical references
LCCN
63038045
LCSH
Lengua Indians