附註:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Prologue -- Shepariymo -- From the sutured wound of being -- To the mutability of embodiment -- And toward the body encompassed -- The hidden hazard of generosity -- Grief and shamanic breath -- The archer and his bow -- When the cicadas first sing -- The plaited design of human life -- The Wayamnu sentiment.
摘要:Compelling and evocative, Of Passionate Curves and Desirable Cadences reveals the vital cultural interconnections at the heart of a rain-forest Amerindian society. The Waiwai, who live in the remote interior of Guyana and in neighboring Brazil, follow a customary subsistence lifestyle built around swidden agriculture and hunting.
