Essays Tagged: "Chagnon"
The Unokai
In 23 years of field work, Napoleon Chagnon has observed and recorded the histories of 60 Yanomami villages. In recent years, his writin ... perspective, but also an image that has brought detriment to their society as a whole. By analyzing Chagnon's interpretations of the Yanomami lifestyle, one sees that his ideas are highly influenced b ... uments that the Yanomami are a violent people is the presence of unokai in Yanomami society, a word Chagnon translates as 'killer.' These unokai are, as defined by Chagnon, men who have either killed ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Anthropology
Chagnon's definition of unokai in regards to the Yanomami.
Napoleon Chagnon has observed and recorded the histories of 60 Yanomami villages. The Yanomamami are Indians ... that the usage of this drug will have an effect in which bad spirits are relieved.In recent years, Chagnon's writings have contributed to the label of the Yanomami as waiteri : fierce people. He has ... perspective, but also an image that has brought detriment to their society as a whole. By analyzing Chagnon's interpretations of the Yanomami lifestyle, one sees that his ideas are highly influenced b ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Anthropology
Yanomamo Culture term paper
Significant Concepts: In his article, Napoleon Chagnon describes some of the events during his stay in the Amazon Basin (Brazilian and Venezuelan j ... treme taboo to discuss the names of the deceased as well, which made it exceptionally difficult for Chagnon to trace family lineages to the past.He even increased the reward given to villagers who wer ... y, they were competing to give him information for their eventual rewards, not plotting against him.Chagnon also describes his difficulty to "socialize" there, because Yanomamo people would just be hi ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Comparative Philosophy & Ethics