Made-from-bone : trickster myths, music, and history from the Amazon /

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Recorded and transcribed by Jonathan Hill, this is a collection of mythic narratives from the indigenous Wakuénai of southernmost Venezuela. The central character throughout the tales is a trickster-creator, Made-from-Bone, who survives a prolonged series of life-threatening attacks.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hill, Jonathan David, 1954-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2009]
Colección:Interpretations of culture in the new millennium.
Temas:
Curripaco Indians > Folklore.
Curripaco mythology.
Curripaco Indians > Songs and music.
Tricksters > Venezuela.
Curipaco > Folklore.
Curipaco > Chants et musique.
Mythologie curipaco.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Folklore & Mythology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Curripaco Indians
Curripaco mythology
Tricksters
Venezuela
Folklore
Songs and music
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Table of Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Preface: Introducing Made-from-Bone, the Trickster-Creator
  • 1. The Arawakan Wakuenai of Venezuela
  • Part 1: Words from the Primordial Times
  • Overview
  • 2. Narratives from the Primordial Times
  • The Cricket-Brothers; or, The Origin of Made-from-Bone
  • The Origin of Death
  • Owl-Monkey; or, Made-from-Bone Tires to End Poisoning
  • Made-from-Bone and Anaconda-Person
  • The Origin of the Bat-People
  • The Origin of Cooking with Hot Peppers
  • The Origin of the Vulture-PeopleGreat Sickness; or, The Origin of Malaria
  • Made-from-Bone Creates Evil Omens
  • 3. Ethnohistorical Interlude: Historical Themes in the Myth of Made-from-Bone and Anaconda-Person
  • Part 2: The World Begins
  • Overview
  • 4. Narratives from The World Begins
  • Grandfather Sleep; or, The Origin of Night
  • The Origin of Fire
  • The Origin of Working In Manioc Gardens
  • The Origin of Ceremonial Music
  • The Origin of Bocachico-Fish Dances
  • Pipirri; or, The Origin of Peach-Palm Fruits
  • 5. Ethnomusicological Interlude: The Catfish Trumpet Festival of 1981, or How to Ask for a Drink in CurripacoPart 3: The World Opens Up
  • Overview
  • 6. Naratives from The World Opens Up
  • Kuwai, the Powerful Sound the Opened Up the World
  • The Struggle between Made-from-Bone and First-Woman
  • The Origin of Hallucinogenic Snuff and Shamanic Healing
  • The Origin of Honey for Curing
  • The Origin of Witchcraft and Its Treatment
  • The Origin of Enchanted Spirits and the City of Gold
  • 7. Ethnological Coda: Shamanizing the State in Venezuela
  • Appendix A: A Note on Translation MethodsAppendix B: AILLA Numbers for Narratives, Music, Dances, and Illustrations
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • References Cited
  • Index
  • back cover

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