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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The power of Song,
By K. David Harrison (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Performing Dreams: Discoveries of Immortality Among the Xavante of Central Brazil (Paperback)
"Performing Dreams" is a beautifully written and moving first-hand account of how the Xavante are sustaining their traditional cultures and finding ways to resist, co-opt and accommodate modernity through everyday talk, song, ritual and other practices. Students of folk music will be fascinated to witness the pervasive power of song in shaping the history, collective memory, worldview, and daily behavior of the Xavante people. One of the best ethnographies of Amazonia I have read...highly recommended.
1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Exceptionally powerful.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Performing Dreams: Discourses of Immortality Among the Xavante of Central Brazil (Paperback)
Creatively conceived and beautifully written. Besides a first rate contribution to linguistic anthropology and Amazonian studies, it's a great read. Check out the amazing musical transcriptions in the appendix.
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Performing Dreams: Discourses of Immortality Among the Xavante of Central Brazil by Laura R. Graham (Hardcover - Oct. 1995)
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