Performing dreams

By Laura R. Graham

Subjects: Indians of south america, social conditions, Folklore, brazil, Indian mythology, south america, Discourse analysis, Oral tradition, Indians of south america, social life and customs, Discourse analysis, Narrative, Rites and ceremonies, Xavante mythology, Dream interpretation, Narrative Discourse analysis, Xavante language, Indians of south america, folklore, Folklore, Discourse analysis, narrative, Xavante Indians

Description: "Discourse-centered approach to Xavante culture focuses on the performance of songs, the telling of dreams, and the transmission of culture. Principal arguments are that the meaning of expressive practices is constructed through performance; that dreams may be seen as communicative and hence social processes; and that discursive practices are essential to the process of cultural transmission"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.