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The Tenetehara Indians of Brazil : A Culture in Transition /

Wagley, Charles

The Tenetehara Indians of Brazil : A Culture in Transition / Eduardo Galvão, Charles Wagley. - 1 online resource - Columbia University Contributions to Anthropology ; 35 .

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Map of the Tenetehara Region -- I. Historical Setting -- II. Social Organization -- III. Economic Life -- IV. Personal Life -- V. Religious Life -- VI. Mythology and Folklore -- VII. A Culture in Transition -- Appendix: The Kinship Terms -- Bibliography -- Index

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Presents a study of the Tenetehara Indians of the state of Maranhao conducted from 1939-1940 in Rio de Janeiro. Looks at their social organization, economic, personal, and religious life, and mythology and folklore.


Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.


In English.

9780231942522 9780231897754

10.7312/wagl94252 doi


HISTORY / Latin America / South America.