The Nambiquar and the Levi Strauss Texts

"I was originally going to read the author's sources and then give materialist explanations f seasonal differences in nambiquara social and political structure. But that turned out to be impossible, and you'll see why shortly." "The authors tell us that chiefs made or lost their reputations by acting as heroic leaders during the nomadic adventures of the dry season," he says. "But levisstrauss doesn't say anything like this at all. According to levistrauss, the chief had no course of authority ever, and his only power was persuasion all year round".