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Native Latin American Cultures Through Their Discourse
Ellen B. Basso(Editor)
Indiana University, Folklore Institute (Publisher)
Published on 1. March 1992
Book
Hardback
184 pages
978-1-879407-01-5 (ISBN)
Description
The essays, most of them in the tradition of anthropological study of folklore, expand the current boundaries of the discipline and provide additional case studies to a growing literature in discourse analysis of oral performance. Dan Ben-Amos Native Latin American Cultures through Their Discourse examines discursive practices, primarily in narrative and ceremonial texts, to reveal the relationship of language, culture, society, and the individual. The linguistic perspective of the essays is complemented by semiotic, psychological, and historical interpretations. Authors examine weeping, double-talk, community-building, music, myth, humor and play, and concepts of time and history in various native Latin American communities. The contributors are Ellen B. Basso, Janet Wall Hendricks, Jane H. Hill, Jonathan D. Hill, John H. McDowell, Susan Paulson, and Joel Sherzer.
Reviews / Votes
"These essays, most of them in the tradition of anthropological study of folklore, expand the current boundaries of the discipline and provide additional case studies to a growing literature in discourse analysis of oral performance."- Dan Ben-AmosMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 159 mm
Weight
500 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-879407-01-5 (9781879407015)
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Content
Preface Ellen B. Basso Introduction: Discourse as an Integrating Concept in Anthropology and Folklore Research Janet Wall Hendricks Manipulating Time in an Amazonian Society: Genre and Event among the Shuar Jane H. Hill Weeping as a Meta-signal in a Mexicano Womans Narrative Susan Paulson Double-talk in the Andes: Ambiguous Discourse as a Means of Surviving Contact John H. McDowell The Community-building Mission of a Kamsa Ritual Language Joel Sherzer On Play, Joking, Humor, and Tricking in Kuna: The Agouti Story Jonathan D. Hill Myth, Music, and History: Poetic Transformations of Narrative Discourse in an Amazonian Society Ellen B. Basso The Last Cannibal Contributors