Representing Hunters: Exploration on the Meaning of Hunters in a Rukai Tribe
| Autor: | Wen-Ching Wu, 吳雯菁 |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
| Druh dokumentu: | 學位論文 ; thesis |
| Popis: | 93 Based ob the field study from June 2003 to February 2005, this research explore on the traditional meaning of hunters in Kuchapungan and the transformation of the meaning till today. It was a traditional nobiliary hierarchy society for the Rukais, where hunting was the substantial way for men to promote status except subsistence need of animal protein. Being a hunter was a socialization process in tradition. Men had to leaning sharing game-meat with the whole tribe; learning the authority of the nobles; learning being familiar with the traditional territory; learning local ecological knowledge; learning being a tribe person instead of a family person. Because of the influences of politics, economic and social environment since the Japanese colonial period, the power structure of Kuchapungan and the reputation value had transformed. Being a “hunter” is no more meaning for promoting status and reputation, and the motivation of hunting is transformed from pursuing reputation to recreation, exercise, family tradition and ethic identity. In practice, being a hunter is no more a socialization process, and hunting become a politic and cultural slogan for pan-indigenous movement. The meaning of indigenous hunter is representing all the time, and the most important of all, is that the meaning of indigenous hunter should be determined by the tribal people |
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