The play of mirrors : the representation of self as mirrored in the other / by Sylvia Caiuby Novaes ; translated by Izabel Murat Burbridge.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Novaes, Sylvia Caiuby, 1949-

Series:

Translations from Latin America series

Standardized Title:

Jogo de espelhos. English

Language:

English

Portuguese

Subjects (All):

Salesians--Missions--Brazil--Mato Grosso (State).

Salesians.

Missions.

Culture.

Bororo Indians--Social conditions.

Bororo Indians.

Ethnicity.

Bororo Indians--Psychology.

Brazil.

Brazil--Mato Grosso (State).

Bororo Indians--Ethnic identity.

Self-perception--Brazil--Mato Grosso (State).

Self-perception.

Identity (Psychology)--Brazil--Mato Grosso (State).

Identity (Psychology).

Culture--Brazil--Mato Grosso--Semiotic models.

Physical Description:

xx, 177 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Austin : University of Texas Press, Institute of Latin American Studies, 1997.

Summary:

Focusing on the Bororo people of west-central Brazil, this book addresses the construction of self-identity through interethnic interaction. By presenting the images the Bororo have of themselves as well as the images of others who have interacted with them, Brazilian anthropologist Sylvia Caiuby Novaes argues convincingly that Bororo self-images are constructed with the aid of a peculiar looking-glass--it is in the images of others that they see themselves. Incorporating contributions from psychology, psychoanalysis, linguistics, and semiotics, The Play of Mirrors focuses on symbols, images, discourse, and meanings rather than solely on the problem of acculturation. It thus reflects the thinking of a new generation of Brazilian anthropologists who have shifted their focus from native communities as isolated entities to an examination of their embeddedness within broader national and international arenas.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [155]-162) and index.

ISBN:

0292711964

OCLC:

36824722