The Canela: Kindship, Ritual, and Sex in an Amazonian Tribe
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Book Overview
This text is a case study of one people, the Canela, which traces changes through time, a group uniquely held together by social and sexual bonds, and reveals the ethnographer's fieldwork practices.... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0534174914
ISBN13:9780534174910
Release Date:April 2003
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Length:153 Pages
Weight:0.58 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 6.4" x 9.4"
Customer Reviews
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Great ethnography about a very facinating people.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
William and his wife Jean are very successful in executing a both interesting and seemingly accurate investigation of the Canela. Like Chagnon's book Yanomamo, but less harmful,Crocker's, The Canela keeps the reader reading. The introduction sets the scene well and the historical context chapter is helpful in understanding the tribe and its origin. The following chapters on bonding through kinship, ritual and sex are easily understood. I also enjoyed the epilogue which answered a few of my questions on the Canelas current state. All in all, a successful ethnography.
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