The Canela: Kindship, Ritual, and Sex in an Amazonian Tribe

Crocker, William H.; Crocker, Jean G.

ISBN 10: 0534174914 / ISBN 13: 9780534174910

Editore: Cengage Learning, 2003

May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Codice articolo G0534174914I4N00

Riassunto:

This text is a case study of one people, the Canela, which traces changes through time, a group uniquely held together by social and sexual bonds, and reveals the ethnographer's fieldwork practices. The authors present much of the material through short narratives and examples and Native points of view are expressed through their diaries. The reader is introduced to the Canela with an account of one of the author's arrivals in the tribe. This is followed by a brief history of the Canela that clarifies how the network of the kinship system holds the society together, and how the unusual sex practices create satisfying bonds among the people. The case study also shows how the practice of rituals affirms the group way of life for the individual. Many contemporary influences have caused the gradual demise of the Canela way of life. The case study concludes with an epilogue on the Canela's future adaptation to Brazilian life.

Product Description: Book by Crocker William H Crocker Jean G

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Titolo: The Canela: Kindship, Ritual, and Sex in an ...
Casa editrice: Cengage Learning
Data di pubblicazione: 2003
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: Very Good
Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket
Edizione: seconda edizione