Space and society in central Brazil : a PanarĂ¡ ethnography / Elizabeth Ewart.

Hailed once as 'giants of the Amazon', PanarĂ¡ people emerged onto a world stage in the early 1970s. What followed is a remarkable story of socio-demographic collapse, loss of territory, and subsequent recovery. Reduced to just 79 survivors in 1976, PanarĂ¡ people have gone on to recover and...

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Main Author: Ewart, Elizabeth (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020.
Series:Monographs on social anthropology ; 80.
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Table of Contents:
  • IntroductionPart One: Villages and ObjectsThe View from the HouseThe View from the CentreSoti - the Value of ThingsPart Two: Others and SelvesHipe - Enemies and OthersHipe Within - Witches and WitchcraftThe Making of PeoplePeanutsConclusionBibliographyIndex.