Book
Welcome of tears: the Tapirapé Indians of central Brazil
Oxford University Press • New York • Published In 1977 • Pages:
By: Wagley, Charles.
Abstract
This document integrates Wagley's earlier studies on Tapirapé ethnography made in 1939-1940, with updated information obtained from brief visits to these people in 1953, 1957, and 1965. The author discusses early contacts of the Tapirapé with Europeans, subsistence and ecology, social organization, material culture, religion (especially shamanism), and brief biographical sketches of four of his native informants and friends. The work concludes with a discussion of the degree to which the Tapirapé have been integrated into the mainstream European (Brazillian) society, and the outlook for these as well as other Brazilian Indians groups in the future (post 1965 era).
- HRAF PubDate
- 2010
- Region
- South America
- Sub Region
- Eastern South America
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle; 2007
- Field Date
- 1939-1940, 1953, 1957, 1965
- Coverage Date
- 1900-1974
- Coverage Place
- Tapirapé river area, far northeastern Mato Grosso state, Brazil
- Notes
- Charles Wagley ; [maps and diagrs. drawn by David Lindroth]
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-320)and index
- LCCN
- 76042665
- LCSH
- Tapirapé Indians