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Author : James Howe
Publisher : Wheatmark, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1587361116
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (873 download)
Download or read book The Kuna Gathering written by James Howe and published by Wheatmark, Inc.. This book was released on 2002 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An anthropological analysis of the importance of meetings in Kuna village-level politics.
Author : Joel Sherzer
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 0292757859
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (927 download)
Download or read book Stories, Myths, Chants, and Songs of the Kuna Indians written by Joel Sherzer and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2015-02-04 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Kuna Indians of Panama, probably best known for molas, their colorful appliqué blouses, also have a rich literary tradition of oral stories and performances. One of the largest indigenous groups in the South American tropics, the majority of them (about 70,000) reside in Kuna Yala, a string of island and mainland villages stretching along the Caribbean coast. It is here that Joel Sherzer lived among them, photographing and recording their verbal performances, which he feels are representative of the beauty, complexity, and diversity of the oral literary traditions of the indigenous peoples of Latin America. This book is organized into three types of texts: humorous and moralistic stories; myths and magical chants; and women's songs. While quite different from one another, they share features characteristic of Kuna literature as a whole, including appreciation of their environment and a remarkable knowledge of their plants and animals; a belief in spirits as an important component of their world in curing, magic, and aesthetics; and, especially, great humor and a sense of play. Vividly illustrated by a Kuna artist and accompanied by photographs that lend a sense of being present at the performances, the texts provide readers with a unique aesthetic perspective on this rich culture while preserving an endangered and valuable indigenous oral tradition.
Author : H.B. Schwartzman
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1489908854
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (899 download)
Download or read book The Meeting written by H.B. Schwartzman and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-29 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In writing this book I discovered that everyone I talked to had his or her own theory about meetings, and yet there is no theory of meetings in the research literature. This makes writing about this subject both excit ing and hazardous. It is always exciting to examine the significance of something that has been ignored, but it is hazardous to write about something that everyone already thinks they understand. Without re course to the legitimacy of a research tradition, readers are likely to evaluate this study based on their own theory. I have tried to take this into account by discussing what might be referred to as American folk theory about meetings (see particularly Chapter 3), and also by juxtapos ing my own research in an American organization with research in traditional or non-Western societies as conducted by anthropologists. This juxtaposition throws into relief some of the important differences as well as similarities in views of meetings as well as the form of meetings across cultures. It is also the only way that I know to examine how and when one's cultural context is affecting one's theoretical constructions. If this book is successful, it will challenge what I believe is the most common interpretation of meetings found in American society, that is, that meetings are a blank-slate phenomenon useful as a tool for such functions as making decisions, solving problems, and resolving con flicts, but having no impact on behavior in and of themselves.
Author : James Howe
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 0292779631
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (927 download)
Download or read book Chiefs, Scribes, and Ethnographers written by James Howe and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Kuna of Panama, today one of the best known indigenous peoples of Latin America, moved over the course of the twentieth century from orality and isolation towards literacy and an active engagement with the nation and the world. Recognizing the fascination their culture has held for many outsiders, Kuna intellectuals and villagers have collaborated actively with foreign anthropologists to counter anti-Indian prejudice with positive accounts of their people, thus becoming the agents as well as subjects of ethnography. One team of chiefs and secretaries, in particular, independently produced a series of historical and cultural texts, later published in Sweden, that today still constitute the foundation of Kuna ethnography. As a study of the political uses of literacy, of western representation and indigenous counter-representation, and of the ambivalent inter-cultural dialogue at the heart of ethnography, Chiefs, Scribes, and Ethnographers addresses key issues in contemporary anthropology. It is the story of an extended ethnographic encounter, one involving hundreds of active participants on both sides and continuing today.
Author : Joel Sherzer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book Kuna Ways of Speaking written by Joel Sherzer and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the Kuna, a nonindustrial people of the South American tropical forest, the world is perceived, conceived, organized, & controlled by oral speech & language. Thus, by exploring their ways of speaking, Joel Sherzer provides valuable insights into the nature of Kuna social & political organization, world view, religion, economics, medicine, & aesthetics. This unique work encompasses the full range of speech, from the dominant areas of ritual life-magic & curing, puberty rites, & politics-to everyday conversation, gossip, narration, & greeting & leave-taking.
Author : Joel Sherzer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521385138
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (851 download)
Download or read book Verbal Art in San Blas written by Joel Sherzer and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book represents the complete range of verbal performances in a single Native American society.
Author : Diana Marks
Publisher : University of New Mexico Press
ISBN 13 : 0826357075
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (263 download)
Download or read book Molas written by Diana Marks and published by University of New Mexico Press. This book was released on 2016-10-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Molas, the distinctive blouses made and worn by Kuna women in Panama, are collected by thousands of enthusiasts as well as by anthropological museums all over the world. They are recognized everywhere as an identifier of the Kuna people and also of Panama. This book, based on original research, explores the origin of the mola in the early twentieth century, how it became part of the everyday dress of Kuna women, and its role in creating Kuna identity. Images drawn from more than twenty museums as well as private collections show the development of designs and techniques and highlight changes in the garment as an item of indigenous fashion. Applying an interdisciplinary approach—fusing historical, ethnographic, and material culture studies—author Diana Marks contributes to ongoing debates on cultural authenticity, the invention of traditions, and issues of gender and politics.
Author : Susan M. Hassig
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
ISBN 13 : 9780761420286
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (22 download)
Download or read book Panama written by Susan M. Hassig and published by Marshall Cavendish. This book was released on 2007 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Provides comprehensive information on the geography, history, governmental structure, economy, cultural diversity, and landmarks of Vermont"--Provided by publisher.
Author : Christina Bratt Paulston
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118941284
Total Pages : 562 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (189 download)
Download or read book The Handbook of Intercultural Discourse and Communication written by Christina Bratt Paulston and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-09-15 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Handbook of Intercultural Discourse and Communication brings together internationally-renowned scholars from a range of fields to survey the theoretical perspectives and applied work, including example analyses, in this burgeoning area of linguistics. Features contributions from established researchers in sociolinguistics and intercultural discourse Explores the theoretical perspectives underlying work in the field Examines the history of the field, work in cross-cultural communication, and features of discourse Establishes the scope of this interdisciplinary field of study Includes coverage on individual linguistic features, such as indirectness and politeness, as well as sample analyses of IDC exchanges
Author : Eli Bartra
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780822331704
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (317 download)
Download or read book Crafting Gender written by Eli Bartra and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2003-10 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVAnalyzes Latin American and Caribbean folk art from a feminist perspective, considering the issue of gender in the production and circulation of popular art produced by women./div
Author : Thomas Dustin Blakely
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book To Gaze Or Not to Gaze written by Thomas Dustin Blakely and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Charles D. Kleymeyer
Publisher : Lynne Rienner Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781555874612
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (746 download)
Download or read book Cultural Expression and Grassroots Development written by Charles D. Kleymeyer and published by Lynne Rienner Publishers. This book was released on 1994 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Argues that a people's own cultural heritage is the foundation on which equitable and sustainable development can best be built. The authors provide illustrations from 215 cases in 30 countries, ranging from adult literacy centres to reforestation and conservation efforts.
Author : Margot Blum Schevill
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 9780292777149
Total Pages : 534 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (771 download)
Download or read book Textile Traditions of Mesoamerica and the Andes written by Margot Blum Schevill and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Chapters provide detailed information on manufacturing (spinning, weaving, dyeing, decorating); communicative significance (ethnicity, identity, tradition, rank, geographic origin); and marketing and commercialization among contemporary groups of indigenous descent"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Author : Gloria Chacón
Publisher : Amherst College Press
ISBN 13 : 1943208743
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (432 download)
Download or read book Abiayalan Pluriverses written by Gloria Chacón and published by Amherst College Press. This book was released on 2024-01-23 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abiayalan Pluriverses: Bridging Indigenous Studies and Hispanic Studies looks for pathways that better connect two often siloed disciplines. This edited collection brings together different disciplinary experiences and perspectives to this objective, weaving together researchers, artists, instructors, and authors who have found ways of bridging Indigenous and Hispanic studies through trans-Indigenous reading methods, intercultural dialogues, and reflections on translation and epistemology. Each chapter brings rich context that bears on some aspect of the Indigenous Americas and its crossroads with Hispanic studies, from Canada to Chile. Such a hemispheric and interdisciplinary approach offers innovative and significant means of challenging the coloniality of Hispanic studies.
Author : Joel Sherzer
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 0292787588
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (927 download)
Download or read book Stories, Myths, Chants, and Songs of the Kuna Indians written by Joel Sherzer and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Kuna Indians of Panama, probably best known for molas, their colorful appliqué blouses, also have a rich literary tradition of oral stories and performances. One of the largest indigenous groups in the South American tropics, the majority of them (about 70,000) reside in Kuna Yala, a string of island and mainland villages stretching along the Caribbean coast. It is here that Joel Sherzer lived among them, photographing and recording their verbal performances, which he feels are representative of the beauty, complexity, and diversity of the oral literary traditions of the indigenous peoples of Latin America. This book is organized into three types of texts: humorous and moralistic stories; myths and magical chants; and women's songs. While quite different from one another, they share features characteristic of Kuna literature as a whole, including appreciation of their environment and a remarkable knowledge of their plants and animals; a belief in spirits as an important component of their world in curing, magic, and aesthetics; and, especially, great humor and a sense of play. Vividly illustrated by a Kuna artist and accompanied by photographs that lend a sense of being present at the performances, the texts provide readers with a unique aesthetic perspective on this rich culture while preserving an endangered and valuable indigenous oral tradition.
Author : Steven L. Danver
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317464001
Total Pages : 1030 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (174 download)
Download or read book Native Peoples of the World written by Steven L. Danver and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-03-10 with total page 1030 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work examines the world's indigenous peoples, their cultures, the countries in which they reside, and the issues that impact these groups.
Author : Karin E. Tice
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 029277365X
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (927 download)
Download or read book Kuna Crafts, Gender, and the Global Economy written by Karin E. Tice and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brightly colored and intricately designed, molas have become popular with buyers across the United States, Europe, and Japan, many of whom have never heard of the San Blas Kuna of Panama who make the fabric pictures that adorn the clothing, wall hangings, and other goods we buy. In this study, Karin Tice explores the impact of the commercialization of mola production on Kuna society, one of the most important, yet least studied, social changes to occur in San Blas in this century. She argues that far from being a cohesive force, commercialization has resulted in social differentiation between the genders and among Kuna women residing in different parts of the region. She also situates this political economic history within a larger global context of international trade, political intrigue, and ethnic tourism to offer insights concerning commercial craft production that apply far beyond the Kuna case. These findings, based on extensive ethnographic field research, constitute important reading for scholars and students of anthropology, women’s studies, and economics. They also offer an indigenous perspective on the twentieth-century version of Columbus’s landing—the arrival of a cruise ship bearing wealthy, souvenir-seeking tourists.
