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Author Basso, Ellen B., 1942-

Title The last cannibals : a South American oral history / Ellen B. Basso
Edition 1st ed
Published Austin : University of Texas Press, 1995

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 319 pages) : illustrations
Contents Preface; A Guide to Pronouncing Kalapalo Words ; Part 1; 1. Introduction; 2. The Language in Storytelling; 3. An Early Experience of Europeans Told by Muluku; 4. Kambe's Testimony; Part 2; 5. Warriors; 6. Ahpiu's Story about Wapagepundaka; 7. Madyuta's Story about Tapoge; 8. Kudyu's Story about Tamakafi; Part 3; 9. Kudyu's Story of the Wanderers; 10. Ausuki Tells of the Trumai People; 11. Ugaki Tells of Afuseti, a Woman Stolen by Angikogo; 12. Tsangaku Tells of the Dyaguma; PART 4; 13. Conclusion: History, Ideology, and the Personal Version of Reality; Notes; References; Index of Stories
Summary "Third book in a series on Kalapalo narrative discourse uses nine stories collected between 1967-82 to interpret Kalapalo history. Primarily concerned with what these stories can tell us about a particular native history, how individuals are remembered, and meanings given to decisions and choices made in the past"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58. http://www.loc.gov/hlas
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-314) and indexes
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Subject Apalakiri Indians -- Folklore
Apalakiri Indians -- History
Oral tradition -- Brazil -- Xingu River Valley
Ethnohistory -- Brazil -- Xingu River Valley
Discourse analysis, Narrative -- Brazil -- Xingu River Valley
Apalakiri Indians -- Folklore
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Folklore & Mythology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
Apalakiri Indians.
Discourse analysis, Narrative.
Ethnohistory.
Oral tradition.
Oral history
Indianen.
Kannibalisme.
Mondelinge geschiedenis (wetenschap)
Kalapalo (Indiens) -- Histoire.
Kalapalo (Indiens) -- Folklore.
Analyse du discours -- Brésil -- Xingu.
Tradition orale -- Brésil -- Xingu.
Ethnohistoire -- Brésil -- Xingu.
Brazil -- Xingu River Valley.
Apalakiri.
Genre/Form Folklore.
History.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780292769755
029276975X