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Nature and Society in Central Brazil : The Suya Indians of Mato Grosso /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autor principal: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Cambridge, MA :
Harvard University Press,
[2013]
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| Edición: | Reprint 2014 |
| Colección: | Harvard Studies in Cultural Anthropology ;
4 |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Tables
- Figures
- Guide to Pronunciation of Suya Words
- Introduction
- 1. Suya Cosmology
- 2. A First Encounter with the Suya
- 3. The Domains of Time and Space
- 4. The Human Body and Modes of Perception and Expression
- 5. The Classification of Animals and Plants by Odor
- 6. Sex, Age, and Odor
- 7. The Principles of Kinship and Naming
- 8. The Process of the Life Cycle
- 9. Political Leaders, Ritual Specialists, and Witches
- 10. Transformations in Myths, Curing Chants, and Dreams
- 11. Nature and Society in a Broader Perspective
- Appendix A. Eastern Suya Genealogical Charts and Village Census
- Appendix B. Animal Names in English, Suya, Portuguese, and Latin
- Notes
- References
- Index