Biblioteca Digital de VanguardiaWhy the Taromenani are and are not Waorani: An explanation from anthropology
This article aims to clarify the Waorani “status” of isolated indigenous groups that still inhabit the Ecuadorian Amazon and, fundamentally, that of those called Taromenani. For this, the study focuses on the ontological-identity understanding of the “contacted” Waorani. From this, an attempt to dem...
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Centro de Publicaciones Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador
2019
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| description | This article aims to clarify the Waorani “status” of isolated indigenous groups that still inhabit the Ecuadorian Amazon and, fundamentally, that of those called Taromenani. For this, the study focuses on the ontological-identity understanding of the “contacted” Waorani. From this, an attempt to demonstrate the existence of a double conception of “waoranicity” is made, which, in the author’s opinion, explains why, for themselves, these isolated people are and are not, at the same time, Waorani. Thus, an identity condition is built around interfamily alliances based on subjective survival interests which, in turn, find an objective reflection in the establishment of kinship ties. On the other hand, taking into account the transformations and attachments owing to the approach of the western world, in parallel to the previous perception, a purely ontological one operates by establishing a differentiation between being Waorani and being non-Waorani (cowori), which, in turn, finds its main explanation in the presence of a restricted, shared and empathetic emotionality that, in the Wao thinking, acts as a border between being and not being, belonging or not belonging. |
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| spelling | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article-1952023-04-11T19:51:03Z Why the Taromenani are and are not Waorani: An explanation from anthropology Porqué los taromenani son y no son waorani: una explicación desde la antropología Paniagua Blanc, Fernando Waorani - Taromenani - isolated indigenous - Amazonia - emotions. Waorani - Taromenani - pueblos en aislamiento - Amazonía - emociones. This article aims to clarify the Waorani “status” of isolated indigenous groups that still inhabit the Ecuadorian Amazon and, fundamentally, that of those called Taromenani. For this, the study focuses on the ontological-identity understanding of the “contacted” Waorani. From this, an attempt to demonstrate the existence of a double conception of “waoranicity” is made, which, in the author’s opinion, explains why, for themselves, these isolated people are and are not, at the same time, Waorani. Thus, an identity condition is built around interfamily alliances based on subjective survival interests which, in turn, find an objective reflection in the establishment of kinship ties. On the other hand, taking into account the transformations and attachments owing to the approach of the western world, in parallel to the previous perception, a purely ontological one operates by establishing a differentiation between being Waorani and being non-Waorani (cowori), which, in turn, finds its main explanation in the presence of a restricted, shared and empathetic emotionality that, in the Wao thinking, acts as a border between being and not being, belonging or not belonging. El presente artículo pretende clarificar la condición de waorani de los grupos indígenas aislados que todavía habitan la Amazonía ecuatoriana y, fundamentalmente, la de los llamados taromenani. Para ello, el estudio se centra y adentra en la comprensión ontológico-identitaria de los waorani “contactados”. A partir de la cual se ha tratado de demostrar la existencia de una doble concepción de la “waoranicidad”, que en opinión del autor es la que explica por qué, para estos, los pueblos aislados son y no son, al mismo tiempo waorani. Así, por un lado, se plantea la existencia de una condición identitaria construida en torno a alianzas interfamiliares sustentadas en intereses subjetivos de supervivencia que, a su vez, encuentran un reflejo objetivo en el establecimiento de lazos de parentesco. Por otro, al amparo de la observación de las transformaciones y apegos tras el proceso de aproximación al mundo occidental, se sostiene que, de forma paralela a la anterior, opera una percepción puramente ontológica que establece una diferenciación entre ser waorani y ser no waorani (cowori), la cual, a su vez, encuentra su principal explicación en la presencia de una emocionalidad restringida, compartida y participada empáticamente que, en el pensamiento wao, actúa de frontera entre ser y no ser, pertenecer o no pertenecer. Centro de Publicaciones Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador 2019-10-25 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículos evaluados por pares application/pdf http://cuadernosdeantropologia-puce.edu.ec/index.php/antropologia/article/view/195 10.26807/ant.v0i21.195 Antropología Cuadernos de Investigación; Núm. 21 (2019): Pensar las masculinidades; 131-144 2631-2506 1390-4256 10.26807/ant.v0i21 spa http://cuadernosdeantropologia-puce.edu.ec/index.php/antropologia/article/view/195/142 Derechos de autor 2019 Antropología Cuadernos de investigación |
| spellingShingle | Paniagua Blanc, Fernando Why the Taromenani are and are not Waorani: An explanation from anthropology |
| title | Why the Taromenani are and are not Waorani: An explanation from anthropology |
| title_full | Why the Taromenani are and are not Waorani: An explanation from anthropology |
| title_fullStr | Why the Taromenani are and are not Waorani: An explanation from anthropology |
| title_full_unstemmed | Why the Taromenani are and are not Waorani: An explanation from anthropology |
| title_short | Why the Taromenani are and are not Waorani: An explanation from anthropology |
| title_sort | why the taromenani are and are not waorani: an explanation from anthropology |
| url | http://cuadernosdeantropologia-puce.edu.ec/index.php/antropologia/article/view/195 |