Dialectical Societies The Ge and Bororo of Central Brazil |
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Editor:
| Maybury-Lewis, David |
Contribution by:
| Bamberger, Joan Crocker, J. Christopher da Matta, Roberto Lave, Jean Maybury-Lewis, Lewis Melatti, Julio Cezar Turner, Terence S. |
Series title: | Harvard Studies in Cultural Anthropology Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-674-18072-7 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $65.00 |
Book Description:
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The Gê-speaking tribes of Central Brazil have always been an anomaly in the annals of anthropology; their exceedingly simple technology contrasts sharply with their highly complex sociological and ideological traditions. This book, the outgrowth of extended anthropological research organized by Maybury-Lewis, at long last demystifies Gê social structure while modifying and reinterpreting some of the traditional ideas held about kinship, affiliation, and descent.
The Gê-speaking tribes of Central Brazil have always been an anomaly in the annals of anthropology; their exceedingly simple technology contrasts sharply with their highly complex sociological and ideological traditions. This book, the outgrowth of extended anthropological research organized by Maybury-Lewis, at long last demystifies Gê social structure while modifying and reinterpreting some of the traditional ideas held about kinship, affiliation, and descent.