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Abstract
Recent work in Amazonian religion, sociality, and ecological adaptation have addressed the interrelationships among animism, cannibalism, and pet-keeping. In this article, I attempt to reconcile these works with the beliefs and behaviors of the Guajá of eastern Amazonia. I argue that the specific configuration of animism, cannibalism, and pet-keeping among the Guajá relates to their social organization and mode of production as hunter-gatherers.
Obras recentes tratando da religião, socialidade, e adaptação ecológica na Amazonia têm demonstrado as relações entre o animismo, o canibalismo, e a prática de criar animais de estimação. Neste trabalho, eu tento reconciliar estas obras com as crenças e os comportamentos dos Guajá da Amazônia oriental. Meu argumento é que a configuração específica de animismo, canibalismo, e a prática de criar animais de estimação está ligada à sua organização social e à sua estratégia de de subsistência como caçadores-coletores.
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments. I am grateful to the Guajá people their patience, cooperation, and hospitality during my stay with them. Financial support was received from the Fulbright grant and a small conservation grant from the American Society of Primatologists. I would also like to thank the FUNAI (Fundação Nacional do Índio), the CNPq (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico e Científico), the local FUNAI on the Caru reserve, and my Brazilian responsável, João Farias Guerreiro for their assistance with the project.
Recommended Citation
Cormier, Loretta A.
(2003).
"Animism, Cannibalism, and Pet-keeping among the Guajá of Eastern Amazonia",
Tipití: Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America:
Vol. 1:
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.70845/2572-3626.1005
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