Research Catalog

Title

"I foresee my life" [electronic resource] : the ritual performance of autobiography in an Amazonian community / Suzanne Oakdale.

Author

Oakdale, Suzanne.

Publication

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2005.

Details

Description

1 online resource (xvi, 206 p.) : ill., maps.

Uniform Title

"I foresee my life" (Online)

Alternative Title

"I foresee my life" (Online)

Subject

• Kayabi Indians > Social life and customs
• Kayabi Indians > Rites and ceremonies
• Kayabi Indians > Biography
• Autobiography > Brazil > Parque Nacional do Xingu
• Shamans > Brazil > Parque Nacional do Xingu
• Discourse analysis, Narrative > Brazil > Parque Nacional do Xingu
• Parque Nacional do Xingu (Brazil) > Social life and customs

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-196) and index.

Access (note)

• Access restricted to authorized users.

Contents

The perils of living in the Xingu Indigenous Park -- The perils of new-style villages -- The self-conscious "Indian" -- The healing power of shamanic career narration -- Headmen's songs and the end of mourning -- The Kayabi life cycle and the development of a dialogic self -- The cosmic management of voices -- Conclusion.

LCCN

2004019554

OCLC

ssj0000175764

Author

Oakdale, Suzanne.

Title

"I foresee my life" [electronic resource] : the ritual performance of autobiography in an Amazonian community / Suzanne Oakdale.

Imprint

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2005.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-196) and index.

Access

Access restricted to authorized users.

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