Book
Kinship system and social structure of the Bororo of Pobojari
University Microfilms • Ann Arbor, Michigan • Published In 1974 • Pages:
By: Levak, Zarko David.
Abstract
This dissertation is a semantic analysis of Bororo kinship and social structure. From a detailed analysis of the kinship terminology, eight usage rules are deduced. An appendix reduces each kin type to its class foci by application of these rules. Originally intending to do a study of Bororo mythology and religious ideas, Levak found that without an understanding of the kinship system, nothing else made sense. The relations between mother and child, older and younger brother, and father and son are seen as 'models for the three kinds of relationships which pervade Bororo culture.' The opposition of culture and nature is examined as basic to the Bororo conception of the universe. The final chapter discusses how Bororo beliefs have affected their basic adaptation to their rapidly changing environment.
- 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
- Martin Malone ; 1975
- Field Date
- 1965-1967
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- Pobojari village, western Mato Grosso Province, Brazil
- Notes
- by Zarko David Levak
- UM 73-29,618
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 222)
- Thesis (Ph.D.) -- Yale University, 1971
- LCSH
- Bororo Indians