Books
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The anthropology of marriage in lowland South America | C. Alès,Stephen Beckerman,Paul Valentine | "This volume reveals that individuals in Amazonian cultures often disregard or reinterpret the marriage rules of their societies--rules that anthropologists previously thought reflected practice. It … | OL19763973W |
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Into the heart | Good, Kenneth.,Kenneth Good,David Chanoff | This is an absorbing, thrilling account of an American anthropologist’s foray into the heart of the Amazon, where for twelve years he lived among the Yanomama, learned their language, was accepted in… | OL2066740W |
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Performing dreams | Laura R. Graham | "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 pra… | OL3506137W |
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The Jívaro | Michael J. Harner | Spanish : 3a ed | OL4804364W |