Ya̦nomamö, the Fierce People"Ya̦nomamö culture, in its major focus, reverses the meanings of "good" and "desirable" as phrased in the ideal postulates of the Judaic-Christian tradition. A high capactiy of rage, a quick flash point, and a willingness to use violence to obtain one's ends are considered desirable traits. Much of the behavior of the Ya̦nomamö can be described as brutal, cruel, treacherous, in the value-ladened terms of our own vocabulary. The Ya̦nomamö themselves, however, as Napolean Chagnon came to intimately know them in the year and a half he lived with them, do not all appear to be mean and treacherous. As individuals, they seem to be people playing their own cultural game, with internal feelings that at times may be quite divergent from the demands placed upon them by their culture. This case study furnishes valuable data for phrasing questions about the relationship between the individual and his culture."-- Foreword. |
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... younger brothers in fights and help them to secure wives . In some cases , the younger man obtains his wife from a polygynous older brother ; some men appear to accumulate extra wives with the intention of passing them on to their ...
... younger brothers in fights and help them to secure wives . In some cases , the younger man obtains his wife from a polygynous older brother ; some men appear to accumulate extra wives with the intention of passing them on to their ...
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... younger brother . The relationship between a man and his brothers of approximately the same age are generally not amicable . Brothers of the same approximate age tend to be jealous of each other and treat one another with considerable ...
... younger brother . The relationship between a man and his brothers of approximately the same age are generally not amicable . Brothers of the same approximate age tend to be jealous of each other and treat one another with considerable ...
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... younger men into the fighting , as well as a few of the older ones who had done nothing but demand the others to step into the arena , thereby reduc- ing the strain on those who wanted to escalate the level of violence . A few of the ...
... younger men into the fighting , as well as a few of the older ones who had done nothing but demand the others to step into the arena , thereby reduc- ing the strain on those who wanted to escalate the level of violence . A few of the ...
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Political Alliance Trading and Feasting | 97 |
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