Space-time of the Bororo of Brazil /

Space-time of the Bororo of Brazil /

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Author / Creator:Fabian, Stephen Michael
Imprint:Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c1992.
Description:xiii, 253 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Subject:
Bororo astronomy
Bororo mythology
Bororo Indians -- Social life and customs.
Space and time
Cosmology
Bororo astronomy.
Bororo Indians -- Religion.
Bororo Indians -- Social life and customs.
Cosmology.
Space and time.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1289916
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ISBN:0813011043
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-245) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • 1. The Bororo and Indigenous Space-Time
  • 2. The Dynamics of Personal And Societal Growth The Myth of Toribugu
  • 3. Village Organization And Spatial Orientation
  • 4. The Life Course
  • 5. Cycles of Time in Nature
  • 6. The Meri-Doge: Sun and Moon As Celestial Bodies And Mythical Heroes
  • 7. The Stars as A Paradigm of Order
  • 8. Structure and Process In Bororo Society
  • 9. A Fuller Comprehension Of Indigenous Space-Time Constructs
  • 10. An End and A Beginning
  • Appendix A.
  • Appendix B.
  • Appendix C.
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index

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