Ideología, simbolismo y relaciones de género en la construcción de la persona chacobo

Abstract. - Among the Chacobo (Pano, Bolivian Amazon), thef emininec onditionis nota purely" natural"o r physiological statew hichi s definedo nce and fora ll. A humanb eingb ecomes a woman only throughp rogressives tages of social modelling and constructionof the Self. The generalr epresentationasn d practicesw hich constitutet he "humanity"a nd the "person" among the Chacobo are thus analysed. In the particularc ase of women, the ideas and values associated with femininity are examinedt hrought he analysiso f gestationa nd procreation processes,t he mythicr epresentatioonf sexuality,t he ritualr estrictionds uringp regnancya nd couvade, the femalei nitiation, the sexual division of labour, the native ideology concerning genderr elationshipasn d the principleso f social organization.