I foresee my life : the ritual performance of autobiography in an Amazonian community / Suzanne Oakdale.

Contents The perils of living in the Xingu Indigenous Park -- The perils of new-style villages -- The self-conscious "Indian" -- The healing power of shamanic career narration -- Headmen's songs and the end of mourning -- The Kayabi life cycle and the development of a dialogic self -- The cosmic management of voices.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [185]-196) and index.
LCCN 2004019554
ISBN080323578X (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0803205139 (electronic)

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Joyner General Stacks F2520.1.K45 O35 2005 ✔ Available Place Hold