Nature and Society in Central Brazil : : The Suya Indians of Mato Grosso / / Anthony Seeger.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP e-dition: Complete eBook Package
• VerfasserIn: Seeger, Anthony,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2013]; ©1981
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Edition: Reprint 2014
• Language: English
• Series: Harvard Studies in Cultural Anthropology ; 4
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (278 p.) :; 17 line illustrations, 1 map
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Acknowledgments --; Contents --; Tables --; Figures --; Guide to Pronunciation of Suya Words --; Introduction --; 1. Suya Cosmology --; 2. A First Encounter with the Suya --; 3. The Domains of Time and Space --; 4. The Human Body and Modes of Perception and Expression --; 5. The Classification of Animals and Plants by Odor --; 6. Sex, Age, and Odor --; 7. The Principles of Kinship and Naming --; 8. The Process of the Life Cycle --; 9. Political Leaders, Ritual Specialists, and Witches --; 10. Transformations in Myths, Curing Chants, and Dreams --; 11. Nature and Society in a Broader Perspective --; Appendix A. Eastern Suya Genealogical Charts and Village Census --; Appendix B. Animal Names in English, Suya, Portuguese, and Latin --; Notes --; References --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780674433038; 9783110353488; 9783110353556; 9783110442212
• DOI: 10.4159/harvard.9780674433038
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Anthony Seeger.