Mehinaku: The Drama of Daily Life in a Brazilian Indian VillageUniversity of Chicago Press, 6 feb 2009 - 398 pagina's Thomas Gregor sees the Mehinaku Indians of central Brazil as performers of roles, engaged in an ongoing improvisational drama of community life. The layout of the village and the architecture of the houses make the community a natural theater in the round, rendering the villagers' actions highly visible and audible. Lacking privacy, the Mehinaku have become masters of stagecraft and impression management, enthusiastically publicizing their good citizenship while ingeniously covering up such embarrassments as extramarital affairs and theft. |
Inhoudsopgave
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2 The Setting for the Drama | 33 |
3 The Staging of Social Relationships | 151 |
4 The Script for Social Life | 247 |
Overige edities - Alles bekijken
The Mehinaku: The Dream of Daily Life in a Brazilian Indian Village Thomas Gregor Geen voorbeeld beschikbaar - 1980 |
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