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1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations, maps |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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text file |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Prologue -- Shepariymo -- From the sutured wound of being -- To the mutability of embodiment -- And toward the body encompassed -- The hidden hazard of generosity -- Grief and shamanic breath -- The archer and his bow -- When the cicadas first sing -- The plaited design of human life -- The Wayamnu sentiment. |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
Summary |
Compelling and evocative, Of Passionate Curves and Desirable Cadences reveals the vital cultural interconnections at the heart of a rain-forest Amerindian society. The Waiwai, who live in the remote interior of Guyana and in neighboring Brazil, follow a customary subsistence lifestyle built around swidden agriculture and hunting. |
Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Waiwai Indians -- Social life and customs.
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Waiwai Indians. |
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Manners and customs. |
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Waiwai Indians -- Rites and ceremonies.
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Rites and ceremonies. |
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Waiwai philosophy.
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Waiwai philosophy. |
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Ethnoecology -- Guyana.
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Ethnoecology. |
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Guyana. |
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Guyana -- Social life and customs.
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Mentore, George P. Of passionate curves and desirable cadences. Lincoln, Neb. : University of Nebraska Press ; Chesham : Combined Academic [distributor], 2005 080323175X (OCoLC)58829547 |
ISBN |
0803205066 (electronic book) |
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9780803205062 (electronic book) |
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128037442X |
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9781280374425 |
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080323175X (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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9780803231757 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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