Aristocracias chané. « Casas » en el Chaco argentino y boliviano

Chané aristocracies. « Houses » in the Argentinian and Bolivian Chaco. While the classic views of chané leadership posits powerless leaders and democratic assemblies, ethnographical and ethnohistorical data suggest to the contrary quite powerful and hereditary dynasties. After presenting two case-st...

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Main Authors: Isabelle Combès, Diego Villar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Société des américanistes 2004-06-01
Series:Journal de la Société des Américanistes
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/jsa/1664
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description Chané aristocracies. « Houses » in the Argentinian and Bolivian Chaco. While the classic views of chané leadership posits powerless leaders and democratic assemblies, ethnographical and ethnohistorical data suggest to the contrary quite powerful and hereditary dynasties. After presenting two case-studies, the Chané of northwestern Argentina and the Bolivian Izoceños, the application of the concept of « House » – as developed by Lévi-Strauss – is proposed in order to explain the Chané political system. It is argued that the traditional account of the leadership is mainly a « Guaranized » one, which can not fully explain the Chané facts. The final section deals with the future of the Chané Houses in the more « democratic » times impulsed by contemporary indigenous movements.
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Aristocracias chané. « Casas » en el Chaco argentino y boliviano
Journal de la Société des Américanistes
leadership
sociopolitical organization
House
title Aristocracias chané. « Casas » en el Chaco argentino y boliviano
title_full Aristocracias chané. « Casas » en el Chaco argentino y boliviano
title_fullStr Aristocracias chané. « Casas » en el Chaco argentino y boliviano
title_full_unstemmed Aristocracias chané. « Casas » en el Chaco argentino y boliviano
title_short Aristocracias chané. « Casas » en el Chaco argentino y boliviano
title_sort aristocracias chane casas en el chaco argentino y boliviano
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