Book

Space-time of the Bororo of Brazil

University Press of Florida • Gainesville, Fla. • Published In 1992 • Pages:

By: Fabian, Stephen Michael.

Abstract

The focus of this book is Bororo ethno-astronomy and calendrical knowledge as they are expressed in social and spatial organization and in myth and ritual. The first two chapters present the text and subsequent analysis of a Bororo myth dealing with the culture hero Toribugu. Fabian believes that this myth gives a meaningful view of the Bororo by the Bororo themselves. Chapters three to five provide an orientation to Bororo concepts of space and time, while chapter six discusses the Sun and Moon as mythical heroes and celestial bodies of great importance to the Bororo and through whom space and time merge. Chapter seven deals with Bororo beliefs about the stars as a paradigm of order. Other significant celestial phenomena are described in chapter eight and in a detailed table in Appendix A. Chapter eight also further develops certain theories concerning Bororo time concepts. The final chapters of this work discuss the role of the village in the relationship of space, time, nature and society, in which the inherent integration of structural and processual elements of Bororo society and culture is made evident (p. 15).

HRAF PubDate

1996

Region

South America

Sub Region

Eastern South America

Document Type

Book

Evaluation

Creator Type

Ethnologist

Document Rating

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

John Beierle ; 1994

Field Date

Jan.-Oct. 1983 (p. 7)

Coverage Date

ca. 1983

Coverage Place

Garçukas village, Mato Grosso, Brazil (p. 9)

Notes

Stephen Michael Fabian

Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-245) and index

LCCN

91023287

LCSH

Bororo Indians