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What does it mean to be accompanied? How can autonomy and a sense of self emerge through one's involvement with others? This book examines the formation of self among the Urarina, an Amazonian people of lowland Peru. Based on detailed ethnography, the analysis highlights the role of intimate bu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Walker, Harry, 1977-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2012.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Urarina (Indiens) > Moeurs et coutumes.
Urarina (Indiens) > Reseaux sociaux.
Urarina (Indiens) > Psychologie.
Urarina Indians > Social life and customs.
Urarina Indians > Social networks.
Urarina Indians > Psychology.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:What does it mean to be accompanied? How can autonomy and a sense of self emerge through one's involvement with others? This book examines the formation of self among the Urarina, an Amazonian people of lowland Peru. Based on detailed ethnography, the analysis highlights the role of intimate but asymmetrical attachments and dependencies which begin in the womb, but can extend beyond human society to include a variety of animals, plants, spirits and material objects. It thereby raises fundamental questions about what it means to be alive, to be an experiencing subject, and to be human. From the.
Notas:Title from PDF title page (viewed Oct. 24, 2012).
Descripción Física:1 online resource (252 pages).
ISBN:9780520954212

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