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Contribution to the study of the social organization of the Bororo Indians
Journal de la Société des Américanistes • 28 • Published In 1938 • Pages: 269-304 , 4 plates
By: Lévi-Strauss, Claude, Reynolds, Priscilla.
Abstract
In this article, Lévi-Strauss presents a detailed analysis of the social organization of Kejara, a Bororo village located on the Rio Vermelho. The analysis focuses on the structure and interrelations of kin groups, and on the spatial and material expression or symbolization of structural differentiations.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1996
- Region
- South America
- Sub Region
- Eastern South America
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Robert O. Lagacé ; 1966-1967
- Field Date
- 1936
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- Kejara, a village on the Rio Vermelho, Brazil
- Notes
- by Claude Lévi-Strauss
- Translation of: Contribution a l'étude de l'Organisation sociale des Indiens Bororo.
- The original French text is not included.
- Bibliographical references are in foreign text only (p. 303-304)
- Translated from the French for HRAF by Priscilla Reynolds
- LCSH
- Bororo Indians