A Discourse-Centered Approach to Culture: Native South American Myths and Rituals (Texas Linguistics Series)
ISBN-13:
9780292785267
ISBN-10:
0292785267
Author:
Greg Urban
Publication date:
1993
Publisher:
Univ of Texas Pr
Format:
Paperback
223 pages
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Very Good; NOT ex-library. From the private collection of William [Bill] Beeman, professor of anthropology at the University of Minnesota. Spine is uncreased, binding tight and sturdy; text also very good. Light shelfwear. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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ISBN-13:
9780292785267
ISBN-10:
0292785267
Author:
Greg Urban
Publication date:
1993
Publisher:
Univ of Texas Pr
Format:
Paperback
223 pages
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A Discourse-Centered Approach to Culture: Native South American Myths and Rituals (Texas Linguistics Series) (ISBN-13: 9780292785267 and ISBN-10: 0292785267), written by authors
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While guiding us into the rainforests and savannas of lowland South America on a quest to understand Amerindian myths and rituals, A Discourse-Centered Approach to Culture is simultaneously an intellectual journey into the theory of culture, and an endeavor to fathom the human differences that are attributable to culture, from consciousness of the physical world and time to the ritual practices of chanting and speaking in secret languages. Urban argues that we cannot assume that culture is shared; we must study the question empirically. And the logical starting point for such an investigation is the discourse that actually circulates within communities--around the campfire, in ritual chanting or laments, and in speech more generally. The book contains detailed analyses of myths that were tape-recorded in their Amerindian settings, including comparisons among distinct versions collected over time, and it explores the actual mechanisms of ritual wailing, ceremonial dialogues, and other discourse phenomena.
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