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Folk Literature of the Yamana Indians: Martin Gusinde's Collection of Yamana Narratives (UCLA Latin American Studies)
Johannes Wilbert
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Description for Folk Literature of the Yamana Indians: Martin Gusinde's Collection of Yamana Narratives (UCLA Latin American Studies)
Hardcover. South American mythology belongs to the spiritual inheritance of mankind on par with the great masterpieces of Greek and Roman antiquity and of the Near and Far East. This book contains source material for those who wish to study South American indigenous narratives. Editor(s): Wilbert, Johannes. Series: UCLA Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 322 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 481.
In my opinion this project of publications devoted to folk literature of South America is of paramount importance. South American mythology belongs to the spiritual inheritance of mankind on par with the great masterpieces of Greek and Roman antiquity and of the Near and Far East. At the present time this material is scattered in numerous publications most of which are not easy to locate. It would do a great service to scholars all over the world and to the general public to have them collected in a series of volumes. (Claude Levi-Strauss). It is time we had ... Read more
In my opinion this project of publications devoted to folk literature of South America is of paramount importance. South American mythology belongs to the spiritual inheritance of mankind on par with the great masterpieces of Greek and Roman antiquity and of the Near and Far East. At the present time this material is scattered in numerous publications most of which are not easy to locate. It would do a great service to scholars all over the world and to the general public to have them collected in a series of volumes. (Claude Levi-Strauss). It is time we had ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Series
UCLA Latin American Studies
Condition
New
Weight
481g
Number of Pages
322
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520032996
SKU
V9780520032996
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About Johannes Wilbert
Johannes Wilbert, Professor Emeritus, UCLA. Wilbert was a professor of the UCLA Anthropology Department for nearly thirty years (1962 to 1991). For twenty years of his tenure he served as director of the Latin American Center (1963-1978; 1984-1989). Wilbert is a recipient of the UCLA Distinguished Teaching Award (1978). He has been a Research Fellow in Amerindian ethnomedicine ... Read more
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