Nature and Culture in the Civilization of Yam: the origin of clones and clans

Authors

  • André-Georges Haudricourt Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) - França

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-8034.2019v21n2p208

Abstract

In this text, André-Georges Haudricourt (1911-1996), French ethnologist, ethnobotanist, agronomist and linguist goes on with his argument in favour of a homology between human attitudes towards other humans and towards animals and plants, discussed in a previous article translated into portuguese in 2013 (Haudricourt, 1962). Through the ethnographic study of the Kanak of New Caledonia, it is demonstrated how the dynamics between gardens and fallows, characterized by its reversibility and generation of new agricultural varieties, is homologous to the how the new caledonians perceive life and death, chief establishment, clan dynamics and also their relation with foreigners.

 

 

Author Biography

André-Georges Haudricourt, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) - França

André-Georges Haudricourt (1911-1996), foi diretor honrário de pesquisas no CNRS, FR. Foi aluno de Marcel Mauss Dedicou-se especialmente à linguística e à etnobotânica e, no que toca a antropologia, agiu como um dos precursores da tecnologia cultural.

Published

2019-12-31

How to Cite

HAUDRICOURT, André-Georges. Nature and Culture in the Civilization of Yam: the origin of clones and clans. Ilha Revista de Antropologia, Florianópolis, v. 21, n. 2, p. 208–227, 2019. DOI: 10.5007/2175-8034.2019v21n2p208. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/ilha/article/view/2175-8034.2019v21n2p208. Acesso em: 27 jul. 2024.

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