MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 01569cam a22003134a 4500
001 2004026289
003 DLC
005 20070207091025.0
008 041105s2005 nbuab b s001 0 eng
010 $a 2004026289
020 $a080323175X (hardcover : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
042 $apcc
043 $as-gy---
050 00 $aF2380.1.W25$bM46 2005
100 1 $aMentore, George P.
245 10 $aOf passionate curves and desirable cadences :$bthemes on Waiwai social being /$cGeorge Mentore.
260 $aLincoln :$bUniversity of Nebraska Press,$cc2005.
300 $axiv, 375 p. :$bill., maps ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [347]-361) and index.
505 0 $aPrologue -- 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.
650 0 $aWaiwai Indians$xSocial life and customs.
650 0 $aWaiwai Indians$xRites and ceremonies.
650 0 $aWaiwai philosophy.
650 0 $aIndigenous peoples$xEcology$zGuyana.
651 0 $aGuyana$xSocial life and customs.
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip053/2004026289.html
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0708/2004026289-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0708/2004026289-d.html