En las Inmediaciones del fin del mundo. Los encuentro de Gustaf Bolinder y los Chimilas en 1915 y 1920.
In the early 20th century, the swedish anthropologist gustaf bolinder contacted the indigenous population of the ariguaní river in north colombia, known at the time as “chimila”. as had other explorers and ethnologists, bolinder portrayed them as seriously disintegrated group which was almost extinc...
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Universidad de los Andes (Bogotá)
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| author | Juan Camilo Nino Vargas. |
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| description | In the early 20th century, the swedish anthropologist gustaf bolinder contacted the indigenous population of the ariguaní river in north colombia, known at the time as “chimila”. as had other explorers and ethnologists, bolinder portrayed them as seriously disintegrated group which was almost extinct. the present article analyzes the process that gave rise to this idea, moving further from those interpretations that understand the ethnographic reports as either neutral descriptions or ethnocentric constructions. it is argued that the conception of chimila decadence was the result of a complex process of cultural interaction, in which indigenous practices and representations oriented toward isolationism, catastrophism and rejection of outsiders had an important infuence. the article also introduces two unpublished texts of bolinder on the subject. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c3b1ed0e268b44559a969181de973ea52022-12-22T03:12:31ZengUniversidad de los Andes (Bogotá)Antípoda: Revista de Antropología y Arqueología1900-54072010-07-01114366En las Inmediaciones del fin del mundo. Los encuentro de Gustaf Bolinder y los Chimilas en 1915 y 1920.Juan Camilo Nino Vargas.In the early 20th century, the swedish anthropologist gustaf bolinder contacted the indigenous population of the ariguaní river in north colombia, known at the time as “chimila”. as had other explorers and ethnologists, bolinder portrayed them as seriously disintegrated group which was almost extinct. the present article analyzes the process that gave rise to this idea, moving further from those interpretations that understand the ethnographic reports as either neutral descriptions or ethnocentric constructions. it is argued that the conception of chimila decadence was the result of a complex process of cultural interaction, in which indigenous practices and representations oriented toward isolationism, catastrophism and rejection of outsiders had an important infuence. the article also introduces two unpublished texts of bolinder on the subject.http://antipoda.uniandes.edu.co/view.php/158/index.phpGustaf bolinderchimilaetteariguaníindigenous decadencecultural contact. |
| spellingShingle | Juan Camilo Nino Vargas. En las Inmediaciones del fin del mundo. Los encuentro de Gustaf Bolinder y los Chimilas en 1915 y 1920. Antípoda: Revista de Antropología y Arqueología Gustaf bolinder chimila ette ariguaní indigenous decadence cultural contact. |
| title | En las Inmediaciones del fin del mundo. Los encuentro de Gustaf Bolinder y los Chimilas en 1915 y 1920. |
| title_full | En las Inmediaciones del fin del mundo. Los encuentro de Gustaf Bolinder y los Chimilas en 1915 y 1920. |
| title_fullStr | En las Inmediaciones del fin del mundo. Los encuentro de Gustaf Bolinder y los Chimilas en 1915 y 1920. |
| title_full_unstemmed | En las Inmediaciones del fin del mundo. Los encuentro de Gustaf Bolinder y los Chimilas en 1915 y 1920. |
| title_short | En las Inmediaciones del fin del mundo. Los encuentro de Gustaf Bolinder y los Chimilas en 1915 y 1920. |
| title_sort | en las inmediaciones del fin del mundo los encuentro de gustaf bolinder y los chimilas en 1915 y 1920 |
| topic | Gustaf bolinder chimila ette ariguaní indigenous decadence cultural contact. |
| url | http://antipoda.uniandes.edu.co/view.php/158/index.php |
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