Book
Welcome of tears: the Tapirapé Indians of central Brazil
Oxford University Press • New York • Published In 1977 • Pages:
By: Wagley, Charles.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
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).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Practical preparations in conducting fieldwork
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Public welfare
- Missions
- Gift giving
- Moieties
- Status, role, and prestige
- Shamans and psychotherapists
- Puberty and initiation
- Age stratification
- Organized ceremonial
- Informants
- Life history materials
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Tapirapé
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2010
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- South America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Eastern South America
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle; 2007
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1939-1940, 1953, 1957, 1965
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1900-1974
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Tapirapé river area, far northeastern Mato Grosso state, Brazil
- NotesAdditional notes
- Charles Wagley ; [maps and diagrs. drawn by David Lindroth]
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-320)and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 76042665
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Tapirapé Indians