On Yanomami ceremonial dialogues: a political aesthetic of metaphorical agency
The Yanomami ceremonial dialogues (wayamou) are a ritualized form of verbal exchange aimed at inter-community conflict resolution. This paper is devoted to describing and analyzing these ceremonial dialogues, taking a closer look at a. the significance of their tropic nature; b. the role played by k...
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openedition-oai:revues.org:jsa_14892 https://doi.org/10.4000/jsa.14892 urn:doi:10.4000/jsa.14892 en https://journals.openedition.org/jsa/14892 2017-06-16T02:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/h9ci All rights reserved On Yanomami ceremonial dialogues: a political aesthetic of metaphorical agency Journal de la Société des américanistes Société des américanistes info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/1957-7842 info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/0037-9174 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/jsa Kelly Luciani, José Antonio dialogues cérémoniaux Yanomami politique amérindienne métaphore puissance d’agir ceremonial dialogues Yanomami metaphor Amerindian politics agency diálogos ceremoniales Yanomami metáfora política amerindia agencia The Yanomami ceremonial dialogues (wayamou) are a ritualized form of verbal exchange aimed at inter-community conflict resolution. This paper is devoted to describing and analyzing these ceremonial dialogues, taking a closer look at a. the significance of their tropic nature; b. the role played by knowledge acquired in dreams; and c. the manner in which « naming » the forest socializes space, peopling it not only with communities, but also with resources and exchange possibilities. I shall demonstrate that this combination of features delineates a political aesthetics reminiscent of shamanic form and efficacy. Such proximity suggests lines of continuity between political and religious agency, helping to bridge the gap Amazonianist anthropology has carved between the analysis of intra-human politics and that between humans and non-humans. Los diálogos ceremoniales yanomami (wayamou) son una forma ritualizada de intercambio verbal orientada a la resolución de conflictos intercomunitarios. Este trabajo describe y analiza estos diálogos enfocándose en a. el significado de su carácter metafórico; b. el papel del conocimiento adquirido en sueños; y c. la forma en que el nombramiento del territorio socializa el espacio, poblándolo no solo de comunidades, sino también con sus recursos y posibilidades de intercambio. Trataré de demostrar que esta combinación de características nos coloca frente una estética política propia del chamanismo. Esta proximidad sugiere una continuidad entre tipos de agencia politíca y religiosa que puede ayudar a acortar la distancia que la antropología amazonista ha creado entre el análisis de la politica intra-humana y aquella que se lleva a cabo entre humanos y no-humanos. Les dialogues cérémoniaux yanomami (wayamou) sont une forme ritualisée d’échange verbal destinée à la résolution des conflits entre les communautés. Ce travail décrit et analyse ces dialogues en tenant compte : a. du sens de son caractère métaphorique ; b. du rôle des connaissances acquises lors des rêves ; et c. de la façon dont les dénominations données au territoire socialisent l’espace, tout en le peuplant non pas seulement de communautés mais aussi de ressources et de possibilités d’échanges. J’essaierai de montrer que cette combinaison de caractéristiques relève d’une esthétique politique propre au chamanisme. Cette proximité suggère une continuité entre différents types d’agence politique et religieuse. On pourra ainsi tenter de réduire les distances que l’anthropologie amazonienne a crée entre l’analyse de la politique entre les humains et celle qui se tient entre les humains et les non-humains. |
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The Yanomami ceremonial dialogues (wayamou) are a ritualized form of verbal exchange aimed at inter-community conflict resolution. This paper is devoted to describing and analyzing these ceremonial dialogues, taking a closer look at a. the significance of their tropic nature; b. the role played by knowledge acquired in dreams; and c. the manner in which « naming » the forest socializes space, peopling it not only with communities, but also with resources and exchange possibilities. I shall demonstrate that this combination of features delineates a political aesthetics reminiscent of shamanic form and efficacy. Such proximity suggests lines of continuity between political and religious agency, helping to bridge the gap Amazonianist anthropology has carved between the analysis of intra-human politics and that between humans and non-humans. |
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On Yanomami ceremonial dialogues: a political aesthetic of metaphorical agency |
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