Kinship with monkeys : the Guajá foragers of eastern Amazonia /

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How can monkeys be both eaten as food and nurtured as children' Her research reveals that monkeys play a vital role in Guaja society, ecology, economy, and religion. In GuajA animistic beliefs, all forms of plant and animal life -- especially monkeys -- have souls and are woven into a comprehen...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cormier, Loretta A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2003.
Colección:Historical ecology series.
Temas:
Guajá Indians.
Guajá Indians > Ethnozoology.
Monkeys > Brazil > Maranhão.
Human-animal relationships > Brazil > Maranhão.
Guajá.
Guajá > Ethnozoologie.
Singes > Brésil > Maranhão.
Relations homme-animal > Brésil > Maranhão.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Hunting.
RELIGION > Christian Theology > Liberation.
Guajá Indians
Human-animal relationships
Monkeys
Brazil > Maranhão
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes on Orthography
  • Introduction
  • 1. A Brief History of the Guajá
  • 2. A Brief History of New World Monkeys
  • 3. Monkey Hunting
  • 4. Guajá Kinship
  • 5. Animism and the Forest Siblings
  • 6. Pet Monkeys
  • 7. Cosmology and Symbolic Cannibalism
  • Conclusion. Ethnoprimatology in Amazonia and Beyond
  • Appendix. Monkeys in the Guajá Habitat
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index.

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