Moroneta kamayurá
Subtitle: mitos e aspectos da relidade social dos índios kamayurá (Alto Xingu)
By: Etienne Samain.
Publisher: Lidador
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Rio de Janeiro
Language: por
Number of pages: 242
Subjects: Kamaiurá Indians -- Religion; Kamaiurá mythology; Kamaiurá Indians -- Social life and customs
Description: "Focuses on relation of the mythology of the Kamaiurá to specific aspects of their social reality. Presents structuralist analysis of various myths and offers a group of unedited myth texts. A beautifully illustrated volume, rich in historical and ethnographic information on peoples of the upper Xingu. Myth texts are preceded by a lengthy discussion of the importance of the sociocultural context of narration"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-242).