The Ge-speaking tribes of Central Brazil have always been an anomaly in the annals of anthropology; their exceedingly simple technology contrasts sharply with their highly complex sociological and ideological traditions. This book, the outgrowth of extended anthropological research organized by Maybury-Lewis, at long last demystifies Ge social structure while modifying and reinterpreting some of the traditional ideas held about kinship, affiliation, and descent.
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The Ge-speaking tribes of Central Brazil have always been an anomaly in the annals of anthropology; their exceedingly simple technology contrasts sharply with their highly complex sociological and ideological traditions. This book, the outgrowth of extended anthropological research organized by Maybury-Lewis, at long last demystifies Ge social structure while modifying and reinterpreting some of the traditional ideas held about kinship, affiliation, and descent.
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Minor rubbing, VG, in a chipped & torn distwrapper, dustwrapper. 24x16cm, xiv, 340 pp, Contains 8 papers + Conclusion. Includes: Jean Lave "Cycles & Trends in Krikati Naming Practices"; Julio Lezor Melatti "The Relationship System of the Kraho"; Roberto da Matta " The Apinaye Relationship System: Terminology & Ideology"; Joan Bamberger " Exit & Voice in Central Brazil: The Politics of Flight in Kayapo Society"; Terence S. Turner "The Ge & Bororo Societies as Dialectical Systems: A General Model"; Terence S. Turner "Kinship, Household & Community Structure among the Kayapo"; David Maybury-Lewis "Cultural Categories of the Central Ge"; J. Christopher Crocker "Selves & Alters among the Eastern Bororo"; David Maybury-Lewis "Conclusion: Kinship, Ideology & Culture"
