The Wanano indians of the Brazilian Amazon : a sence of space.
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| Format: | Ouvrage |
| Language: | Anglais |
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Austin (Tex.) :
University of Texas Press,
1996.
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- Part 1 : History
- 2. European expansion, intertribal relations and linguistic exogamy in the Upper Rio Negro from 1616
- 3. Scientific and missionary activities in the Uaupés basin from 1760
- Part 2 : Sociology
- 4. Social organization
- 5. Kinship nomenclature
- 6. Gender, language and placement in Wanano poetic forms
- Part 3 : Ecology and economy
- 7. The succulence of place : control and distribution of fish resources
- 8. The Po?oa exchange
- Part 4 : Ordinary dramas
- 9. Rank and leadership within a Wanano settlement
- 10. The Bucacopa case : rank and obligation among three Uaupés sibs
- Conclusion.