State of play: The political ontology of sport in Amazonian Peru

Walker, Harry

doi:10.1111/amet.12028

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“…Previous research in Urarina communities has been conducted by linguists (e.g., Cajas Rojas et al 1987, Manus 1992, Olawsky 2002, 2006 and by ethnographers and anthropologists (e.g., Tessmann 1930, Kramer 1977, 1979, Díaz Barba 1987, Dean 1994, 1999, Walker 2013a, b, Fabiano 2015). There are about 2000 speakers of Urarina, an isolated language with unique linguistic features (Olawsky 2006).…”

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Peatland and wetland ecosystems in Peruvian Amazonia: indigenous classifications and perspectives

Schulz¹,

Brañas²,

Pérez³

et al. 2019

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Many indigenous people hold detailed ecological knowledge about their environment and have developed complex classifications of ecosystem types in their own languages. These classification systems may be based on characteristics including the availability of key resources, salient plant species, and cultural factors, among others. Indigenous environmental knowledge has been of interest to (ethno-)ecologists, geographers, anthropologists, and other scientists looking to learn from indigenous people, especially in newly emerging research topics. We identified and interpreted an ecosystem classification system of the Urarina, a small indigenous nation based in the Chambira River basin, a peatland-rich area of Peruvian Amazonia. Our findings, based on semistructured interviews, participatory mapping exercises, and site visits, indicate that the Urarina distinguish between ecosystems according to vegetation physiognomy, certain (palm) tree species, hydrology, and soil appearance, and that their use of natural resources varies between different ecosystems. Two Urarina ecosystems, jiiri and alaka, are almost certainly associated with the presence of peat soils and are of special cultural significance. The Urarina ecosystem classification system thus offers insights and inspiration for ecologists studying peatlands and other wetlands in the Peruvian Amazon who, thus far, have mostly focused on floristic and structural analyses only. Not least, our research highlights the importance of the peatlands for local people, beyond their role for the global climate system as a substantial carbon store.

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Peatland and wetland ecosystems in Peruvian Amazonia: indigenous classifications and perspectives

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Pérez³

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“…inter‐group conflict or achievement) have been sparse. One field where work on competitiveness has continued is the anthropology of sports, demonstrating that the expressions of competition vary, and in some cultural‐historical contexts competition between humans appears almost non‐existent (Blanchard ; Walker ; Besnier et al . ).…”

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“…inter-group conflict or achievement) have been sparse. One field where work on competitiveness has continued is the anthropology of sports, demonstrating that the expressions of competition vary, and in some cultural-historical contexts competition between humans appears almost non-existent (Blanchard 1995;Walker 2013;Besnier et al 2018). Competition can also be conceived primarily as the human struggle in a challenging ecological environment, which in turn serves as a major catalyst for extensive human cooperation (Blanchard 1995: 122).…”

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Mutualistic vs. zero-sum modes of competition - a comparative study of children's competitive motivations and behaviours in China

Kajanus

2018

Soc Anthropol

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This article investigates the development of competitive motivation in children in the context of the extreme emphasis on competition in post‐reform Chinese society. Drawing from ethnographic and experimental approaches, it compares the competitive modes of children in an urban middle‐class school and a semi‐rural working‐class school. A conceptual model is developed that distinguishes between zero‐sum and mutualistic modes of competition, and the individual orientation and group orientation. The zero‐sum mode emphasises the benefits and losses derived from winning and losing, while the mutualistic mode emphasises the elements of competition that are beneficial to all participants regardless of the outcome. Through these distinctions the article contests the common association of competitiveness with individualism and the opposition between competition and cooperation, and proposes a working model for a comparative study of competitiveness.

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“…Soccer is an exceptionally popular sport and an important pillar of rural life in Amazonia (Walker ). In riverine communities, houses are typically arranged around a soccer field, where men play for fun in the evenings after work.…”

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Rural Social Networks along Amazonian Rivers: Seeds, Labor and Soccer among Communities on the Napo River, Peru

Abizaid

Coomes

Takasaki

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Geographical Review

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ABSTRACT. Research on Amazonian communities has focussed more often on ruralurban linkages than on links among rural communities. This is unsurprising, given the low density of population, limited intercommunity commerce, and importance of direct city-market relations. Social relations among rural communities are also important in shaping rural livelihoods and lifeways. We report on the findings of a large-scale census of communities in the Napo River basin in northeastern Peru (n=174). Data were gathered on intervillage crop seed acquisition and cooperative labor sharing as two key inputs in agriculture, and on intervillage soccer matches, which are integral to rural social life. We analyze the socio-spatial networks of each practice, paying attention to settlement patterns, community ethnicity, and differential access to the uplands. We find that seeds and labor flow along soccer network lines. Rural social networks appear to be structured strongly by ethnicity (homophily) and reflect important complementarities between upland and lowland communities (weak ties).

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State of play: The political ontology of sport in Amazonian Peru

Cited by 23 publications

References 36 publications

Peatland and wetland ecosystems in Peruvian Amazonia: indigenous classifications and perspectives

Peatland and wetland ecosystems in Peruvian Amazonia: indigenous classifications and perspectives

Mutualistic vs. zero-sum modes of competition - a comparative study of children's competitive motivations and behaviours in China

Rural Social Networks along Amazonian Rivers: Seeds, Labor and Soccer among Communities on the Napo River, Peru

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