Andrew Gray

Mythology, Spirituality, and History

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Following the Arakmbuts' recommendation, the author uses their three greatest myths to introduce social, cultural and historical aspects of their lives. He ends with a discussion of the relationship between myth and history showing how the Arakmbut recreate their myths at the dramatic moments of their history.

Produktdetails

• Arakmbut of Amazonian Peru
• Verlag: Berghahn Books, Incorporated
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 1996
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 686g
• ISBN-13: 9781571818768
• ISBN-10: 1571818766
• Artikelnr.: 23609925

Autorenporträt

Andrew Gray was, until his untimely death in 1999, Tutor in Social Anthropology at the University of Oxford. He was also a leading activist in indigenous rights, advising the Forest Peoples Programme and the International Working Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA) among other organizations.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Tables
List of Figures
List of Maps
General Preface
Preface
Introduction: The Harakmbut
PART I
Preface: Myth and Relativity
Chapter 1. Death and Salvation: The Story of Wanamey
Chapter 2. Gender: Social and Cosmological Exchange
Chapter 3. Time through Space: House and Community
Chapter 4. Descent of Man and Exchange of Women
PART II
Preface: Nature and Potentiality
Chapter 5. The Defeat of Death: The Story of Marinke
Chapter 6. Keeping Body and Soul Together
Chapter 7. Sickness and Death
Chapter 8. Being Invisible: The Spirits
PART III
Preface: History and Creativity
Chapter 9. Aiwe and the Papa
Chapter 10. The Great War - The Rubber Boom
Chapter 11. Christian Invasion
Chapter 12. The Arakmbut Community and the Gold Rush
Conclusion
Orthography
Glossary of main Arakmbut Words used in Text
Bibliography
Index