Knowing the day, knowing the world: engaging Amerindian thought in public archaeology

"Based on more than a decade of research in Palikur lands known as Arukwa in the state of Amapá, Brazil, Knowing the Day, Knowing the World demonstrates both the challenges of comprehending alternative cosmologies and the rich rewards of grappling with Amerindian ways of thinking and knowing&qu...

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1. Verfasser: Green, Lesley (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Green, David R. (ÜbersetzerIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Tucson Univ. of Arizona Press 2013
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Zusammenfassung:"Based on more than a decade of research in Palikur lands known as Arukwa in the state of Amapá, Brazil, Knowing the Day, Knowing the World demonstrates both the challenges of comprehending alternative cosmologies and the rich rewards of grappling with Amerindian ways of thinking and knowing"--Provided by publisher
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-301) and index
Introduction: "The things left in the ground" : introducing archaeology to Arukwa -- "Are you here?" : personhood, presence, knowledges, and knowing -- "So many stories on this day-world" : history as the retracing of tracks -- Journeys with the rain stars : making sense of the moving cosmos -- The curvature of surfaces : Cartesian space, the topology of Palikur grammar, and consubjective space -- "Reading the tracks of the ancestors" : resources for assembling times past -- The story trails of Kwap : archaeology, provenance and an ecology of predation -- Beyond matter set in space and time : engaging Amerindian thought in public archaeology
Beschreibung:xi, 308 pages Ill., graph. Darst. 24 cm

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