{"product_id":"to-weave-and-sing-9780520071858","title":"To Weave and Sing","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePresents an analysis of the rich spiritual and artistic traditions of the Carib-speaking Yekuana Indians of Venezuela, who live in the dense rain forest of the upper Orinoco.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIllustrations \u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements \u003cbr\u003e 1 . INTRODUCTION: The Syntax of Culture \u003cbr\u003e 2· THE PEOPLE \u003cbr\u003e 'The Ones of This Earth\" \u003cbr\u003e Ihuruna, \"The Headwater Place\" \u003cbr\u003e Ethnographic History \u003cbr\u003e 3· CULTURE AND ETHOS: A Play of Forces \u003cbr\u003e The IIouse \u003cbr\u003e Economic Activities \u003cbr\u003e The Dual Nature of Reality \u003cbr\u003e The Garden \u003cbr\u003e The Geography of the Body \u003cbr\u003e Ahacbito !Jato, 'The New Person\" \u003cbr\u003e The Six Souls \u003cbr\u003e The First People \u003cbr\u003e The Manipulation of the Invisible \u003cbr\u003e Magic Herbs \u003cbr\u003e Body Paints \u003cbr\u003e Singing \u003cbr\u003e 4· \"ALL THINGS MADE\" \u003cbr\u003e Tidi'uma \u003cbr\u003e A Cycle of Baskets \u003cbr\u003e Marriage \u003cbr\u003e The Tradition \u003cbr\u003e The Poetics of Basketry \u003cbr\u003e 5· ORIGIN AND DESIGN \u003cbr\u003e Myths of the Origins of Artifacts \u003cbr\u003e The Devil's Face Paint \u003cbr\u003e The Designs \u003cbr\u003e Shifting Fields \u003cbr\u003e 6· THE FORM OF CONTENT \u003cbr\u003e Yododai \u003cbr\u003e Edodicha \u003cbr\u003e Fasting \u003cbr\u003e The Fast Baskets \u003cbr\u003e Weed Out Mawadi: The Tingkui Yechamatojo \u003cbr\u003e 7· TO WEAVE THE WORLD \u003cbr\u003e A GALLERY OF BASKETS \u003cbr\u003e Notes \u003cbr\u003e Bibliography \u003cbr\u003e Index ","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53733850022231,"sku":"9780520071858","price":24.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/to-weave-and-sing-9780520071858","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}