History and Conversion: the Evangelio Among The Mocoví of Southwest Chaco

Authors

  • Agustina Altman Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34096/runa.v32i2.710

Keywords:

Evangelio, Conversion, Kinship, Mocoví, Chaco

Abstract

In the late 70’s a movement known as Evangelio began to gain relevance among Mocoví communities, first in the province of Chaco and later among communities located in Santa Fe. Our research aims to reconstruct the historical conformation of the Evangelio field among the Mocoví of Southwest Chaco. In order to better understand the mechanisms involved in this process, we analyze the specific modes of conversion to the Evangelio adopted by this aboriginal group. The analysis of native patterns shows that -in different areas- the Mocoví deploy a contextual and strategic notion of membership. This same logic, which enables them to play with symbolic ambiguity, permeates the ideas of “being in the Evangelio” or not.

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Author Biography

  • Agustina Altman, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras
    Prof. en Antropología y Doctoranda de la Facultad de Filosofía y Letras
RUNA, archivo para las ciencias del hombre Vol. 32 (1 y 2)

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Published

2011-12-30

Issue

Vol. 32 No. 2 (2011)

Section

Open Space - Original Articles

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How to Cite

History and Conversion: the Evangelio Among The Mocoví of Southwest Chaco. (2011). RUNA, Archivo Para Las Ciencias Del Hombre, 32(2), 127-143. https://doi.org/10.34096/runa.v32i2.710