Paraguay: Apocalyptic Futures - The Violent Transformation Of Moral Human Life Among ...

Paraguay: Apocalyptic Futures - The Violent Transformation Of Moral Human Life Among Ayoreo-Speaking People Of The Paraguayan Gran Chaco Lucas Bessire, 2011   In this article, I describe the social topography of apocalyptic futurism among recently contacted Ayoreo-speaking people in Paraguay to examine the novel senses of being in the world that are emerging in harsh postcontact conditions. I show how apocalyptic futurism exceeds the temporal confines of both “traditional culture” and...

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