Emociones y significados en la autobiografía: Reflexiones a partir de un caso wichí (Gran Chaco)

The aim of this essay is to propose some methodological reflections on indigenous autobiography and on the anthro- pology of emotions through an ethnographical case study. The autobiography creates a link that can often be very strong between the anthropologist and the informant. This can lead both to pay particular attention to emotional aspects, which therefore become tools for understanding the cultural system. Out of this case study what has emerged is a particular reading of certain cultural practices related to kinship and life in society.