Abstract

FONTAINE, LAURENT. EL MAMBE FRENTE AL DINERO ENTRE LOS YUCUNA DEL AMAZONAS. Rev. colomb. antropol. [online]. 2003, vol.39, pp.173-201. ISSN 0486-6525.

THIS ARTICLE SHOWS THE FUNDAMENTAL ROLE PLAYED BY MAMBE AMONGST THE yukuna, a role similar to that of modern currency in mercantile societies, for it has a privileged position over any other traditional "good" in indigenous exchange practices. Furthermore, be it in terms of kinship, shamanism, or the maloca, coca leaf is the highest expression of institutional authority. When compared to Colombian currency, the article explains the situations in which specific rules governing their use come into conflicto and the manner in which indigenous peoples must transform their social organization, so that both may be articulated with one another.

Keywords : yukuna; Colombian amazonia; money; coca; speech (or word); social organization.

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