Un análisis diacrónico del rol simbólico del ganado en la conformación de liderazgos de comunidades nilotas
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2011-12
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Quintana, Carolina
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Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Humanidades y Artes. Centro de Estudios Sobre Diversidad Cultural
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Este trabajo tiene como objetivo analizar el rol simbólico del ganado vacuno en relación con el liderazgo y la diferenciación social en distintas comunidades nilotas tanto actuales -Nuer, Dinka y Atuot- como antiguas, en particular los nubios del Grupo A y los grupos egipcios ubicados en el Valle en el período 3500- 2800 a.C.; mediante conceptos como el de “sustrato” -que nos brinda la posibilidad de efectuar abordajes comparativos de esta índole—y el de “estética” –que nos permite interpretar la percepción que cada sociedad posee del mundo que la rodea.
This paper analyzes the symbolic role of cattle in connection with leadership and social differentiation in present Nilotic communities –the Nuer, Dinka and Atuot societies- as well as in ancient ones, especially the Nubian “A-Group” and Egyptian groups located in the Nile Valley during 3500 – 2800 BC. The analysis is made through the concepts of substrate –which is important to make this kind of comparisons- and aesthetics -which helps us to interpret the perception that each society has of the world surrounding it.
This paper analyzes the symbolic role of cattle in connection with leadership and social differentiation in present Nilotic communities –the Nuer, Dinka and Atuot societies- as well as in ancient ones, especially the Nubian “A-Group” and Egyptian groups located in the Nile Valley during 3500 – 2800 BC. The analysis is made through the concepts of substrate –which is important to make this kind of comparisons- and aesthetics -which helps us to interpret the perception that each society has of the world surrounding it.
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Sociedades nilotas, Ganado, Estética, Nilotic societies, Cattle, Aesthetics