An Historian in the Amazon

Bibliographic Data

ID2156353
AuthorsBarbara H Rosenwein (0000-0003-1951-2797, corresponding author)
Year2015
Volume26
Issue1
Pages76-91
Publication date2015-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueHistory and Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0275-7206 • E-ISSN: 1477-2612
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02757206.2014.933103
OpenAlexW2095331589
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited23

However private they may seem, emotions depend for their meanings on the communities in which they are expressed. But if emotions are shaped by and for their communities, how can we account for emotional change? After briefly surveying how historians have (1) defined the communities in which emotions have been expressed and (2) explained how and why emotions have changed, this article turns to the community of the Waorani of Amazonian Ecuador. It explores whether anthropological explanations of emotional change in that "test case" may help the historian. The answer is not entirely positive. The article concludes with some thoughts about what sorts of collaborations between historians and anthropologists might be more productive for emotions studies

Anthropological Studies and Insights · Historical Economic and Social Studies · History of Emotions Research