The Tenetehara Indians of Brazil : : A Culture in Transition / / Eduardo Galvão, Charles Wagley.

Presents a study of the Tenetehara Indians of the state of Maranhao conducted from 1939-1940 in Rio de Janeiro. Looks at their social organization, economic, personal, and religious life, and mythology and folklore.

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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1969]
©1969
Year of Publication:1969
Language:English
Series:Columbia University Contributions to Anthropology ; 35
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Map of the Tenetehara Region
  • I. Historical Setting
  • II. Social Organization
  • III. Economic Life
  • IV. Personal Life
  • V. Religious Life
  • VI. Mythology and Folklore
  • VII. A Culture in Transition
  • Appendix: The Kinship Terms
  • Bibliography
  • Index