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Knowing the day, knowing the world : engaging Amerindian thought in public archaeology / Lesley Green ; recording and translations by David R. Green.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Green, Lesley, 1967-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Palicur Indians--Social life and customs.
- Palicur Indians.
- Palicur Indians--Antiquities.
- Indian philosophy--Brazil--Amapá (State).
- Indian philosophy.
- Indian cosmology--Brazil--Amapá (State).
- Indian cosmology.
- Archaeology and state--Brazil--Amapá (State).
- Archaeology and state.
- Amapá (Brazil : State)--Social life and customs.
- Amapá (Brazil : State).
- Amapá (Brazil : State)--Antiquities.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (321 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Tucson : The University of Arizona Press, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "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.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Preface
- Acknowledgments and a Note on Authorship
- Introduction "The Things Left in the Ground" : Introducing Archaeology to Arukwa
- Chapter One - "Are You Here?" : Personhood, Presence, Knowledges, and Knowing
- Chapter Two - "So Many Stories on This Day-World" : History as the Retracing of Tracks
- Chapter Three - Journeys with the Rain Stars: Making Sense of the Moving Cosmos
- Chapter Four - The Curvature of Surfaces: Cartesian Space, the Topology of Palikur Grammar, and Consubjective Space
- Chapter Five - "Reading the Tracks of the Ancestors" : Resources for Assembling Times Past
- Chapter Six - The Story Trails of Kwap: Archaeology, Provenance, and an Ecology of Predation
- Epilogue - Beyond Matter Set in Space and Time: Engaging Amerindian Thought in Public Archaeology
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 30, 2013).
- ISBN:
- 0-8165-9905-X
- OCLC:
- 868960335
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