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In Amazonian folktales, dolphins take human form, seduce men and women, and carry them away to a city beneath the river. This book examines these stories, both as folk narratives and as representations of culture and conflict in the Amazon.

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments Invitation to the Dance 1: Time and Place 2: The Storytellers 3: Stories and Beliefs about Dolphins as Special Fish 4: Stories and Beliefs about Dolphins as Supernatural Beings 5: Questions of Performance 6: The Dolphin as Encantado 7: The Dolphin as Lover 8: The Dolphin as White Man 9: Transformation and Disenchantment Appendix 1. Glossary of Selected Terms Appendix 2. Portuguese-Language Originals of Stories in the Text References Index

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 01/06/1994
      ISBN13: 9780226761831, 978-0226761831
      ISBN10: 0226761835
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      Anthropology Cultural studies Decolonisation

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In Amazonian folktales, dolphins take human form, seduce men and women, and carry them away to a city beneath the river. This book examines these stories, both as folk narratives and as representations of culture and conflict in the Amazon.

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgments Invitation to the Dance 1: Time and Place 2: The Storytellers 3: Stories and Beliefs about Dolphins as Special Fish 4: Stories and Beliefs about Dolphins as Supernatural Beings 5: Questions of Performance 6: The Dolphin as Encantado 7: The Dolphin as Lover 8: The Dolphin as White Man 9: Transformation and Disenchantment Appendix 1. Glossary of Selected Terms Appendix 2. Portuguese-Language Originals of Stories in the Text References Index

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