Comments on: Sex and Violence in Amazonia http://www.singingtotheplants.com/2009/08/sex-and-violence-in-amazonia/ A Guide to Mestizo Shamanism in the Upper Amazon Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:37:02 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Gyrus http://www.singingtotheplants.com/2009/08/sex-and-violence-in-amazonia/comment-page-1/#comment-1648 Gyrus Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:54:56 +0000 http://www.singingtotheplants.com/?p=3914#comment-1648 Thanks for this info, I hadn't heard of the recent study. The Yanomamo / Waorani contrast reminds me of the back story to that other evidence of "hard-wired violence", studies of chimpanzee violence: "Territorial conflict and closed communities at Gombe and Mahale do not preclude carnivals and open social networks at other sites, and vice versa. We need a better idea of precisely how ecological factors, acting through demographic variables, determine the behavioral options open to chimpanzees at different sites." (from http://cogprints.org/738/0/Power.html) The studies in Gombe and Mahale that appeared to show "war" among chimps are disputed; and in any case it's a particular population. Other populations don't show the same behaviour. BTW, nice that you're a fellow Jodorowsky fan :-) Thanks for this info, I hadn’t heard of the recent study. The Yanomamo / Waorani contrast reminds me of the back story to that other evidence of “hard-wired violence”, studies of chimpanzee violence:

“Territorial conflict and closed communities at Gombe and Mahale do not preclude carnivals and open social networks at other sites, and vice versa. We need a better idea of precisely how ecological factors, acting through demographic variables, determine the behavioral options open to chimpanzees at different sites.” (from http://cogprints.org/738/0/Power.html)

The studies in Gombe and Mahale that appeared to show “war” among chimps are disputed; and in any case it’s a particular population. Other populations don’t show the same behaviour.

BTW, nice that you’re a fellow Jodorowsky fan :-)

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