The Power of Blood
The sickness and Spiritual Vulnerability in Southern Guyana
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3098775 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Courtney Stafford-Walter (0009-0009-0889-0814, University of Edinburgh, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Revista Estudos Feministas (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0104-026X • E-ISSN: 1806-9584 |
| Publisher | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1590/1806-9584-2023v31n395248 |
| OpenAlex | W4389063604 |
| SCIELO_PID | S0104-026X2023000300405 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 13 |
In this article, the author puts the existing literature on gendered personhood and space and the relationships between bodily fluids and the spirit world in dialogue with a specific ethnographic account of the sickness in Southern Guyana. The sickness is a spiritual illness that befalls Amerindian girls living in boarding school dormitories in Guyana that manifests in repeated violent fits. By exploring the reactions of community members and parents to this unusual illness, and how they link it to the power of menstrual blood, the article grapples with gendered personhood and transformation and what it means to come of age for young Amerindian woman in the face of rapid social change
Ethnography · Face (sociological concept) · Personhood · Political science · Power (physics) · Social science · Sociology · Space (punctuation) · Vulnerability · Vulnerability (computing) · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Anthropology · Caribbean history, culture, and politics · Gender Studies · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law
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Fieldwork and the Erotic Economy on the Colonial Frontier
A força dos pensamentos, o fedor do sangue
Dark Shamans
Introduction
The Power of Blood
The Perverse Child
Beinghood and people-making in native Amazonia
The Intersubjective Life of Cassava among the Waiwai
Hybrid Bodyscapes
Looking after your woman
Individual and Society in Guiana
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |