Nature and Society in Central Brazil

Anthony Seeger

Published by Harvard University Press 1981

Nature and Society in Central Brazil

The Suya Indians of Mato Grosso

Anthony Seeger

Volume 4 in the series Harvard Studies in Cultural Anthropology

https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674433038

Contents

Frontmatter Accessible Download PDF	i
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	vii
Contents Accessible Download PDF	xi
Tables Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	xii
Figures Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	xiii
Guide to Pronunciation of Suya Words Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	xvi
Introduction Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	1
1. Suya Cosmology Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	18
2. A First Encounter with the Suya Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	36
3. The Domains of Time and Space Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	60
4. The Human Body and Modes of Perception and Expression Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	80
5. The Classification of Animals and Plants by Odor Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	92
6. Sex, Age, and Odor Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	106
7. The Principles of Kinship and Naming Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	121
8. The Process of the Life Cycle Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	147
9. Political Leaders, Ritual Specialists, and Witches Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	180
10. Transformations in Myths, Curing Chants, and Dreams Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	206
11. Nature and Society in a Broader Perspective Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	227
Appendix A. Eastern Suya Genealogical Charts and Village Census Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	243
Appendix B. Animal Names in English, Suya, Portuguese, and Latin Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	252
Notes Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	259
References Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	269
Index Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	275

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Edition: Reprint 2014
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Front matter: 9
- Main content: 278
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 18
- Tables: 26
- Other: 17 line illustrations, 1 map
Keywords: Suya Indians.; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General

eBook

Published: October 1, 2013
ISBN: 9780674433038

Hardcover

Published: February 5, 1981
ISBN: 9780674433021