Ungrateful predators: capture and the creation of Cofán violence

• Published in: The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute Vol. 21; no. 3; pp. 542 - 560
• Main Author: Cepek, Michael
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.09.2015; John Wiley & Sons Ltd
• Subjects: Latin American history; Logic; Minority & ethnic groups; Violence; Ecuador

In this article, I explore the history, logic, and practice of capture among the Cofán people of Amazonian Ecuador. Rather than acting as the subjects of capture, Cofán people have primarily been its objects. Centuries of pre-Conquest, colonial, and postcolonial violence have exposed Cofán communiti...