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Affects, dons cérémoniels et structures sociales

Authors :
Emmanuel Pannier
Source :
Swiss Journal of Sociocultural Anthropology, Vol 23 (2018)
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
Bern Open Publishing, 2018.

Abstract

This article proposes to describe and analyze a central emic notion of contemporary Vietnamese society, the tình cảm, which refer to the emotional charge involved in a relationship. This affect is described through the lens of the flow of ceremonial gifts which constitute one of the principal means of expressing tình cảm in northern rural Vietnam. By testing the Spinozist approach of Lordon in The Society of Affects (2013), this paper shows how tình cảm are expressed, how they are a driver of social action and in which social structures they are produced.

Details

Language :
German, English, French
ISSN :
28135229 and 28135237
Volume :
23
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Swiss Journal of Sociocultural Anthropology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.44c2bcfb6d484eaf8e843174d622df48
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.36950/tsantsa.2018.18.7291