Cosmos, Self, and History in Baniwa Religion : For Those Unborn / Robin M. Wright.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wright, Robin, 1950- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Baniwa Indians.

Baniwa philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (384 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, [1998]

Summary:

In this ethnography of Baniwa religion, Robin M. Wright explores the myths of creation and how they have been embodied in religious movements and social action--particularly in a widespread conversion to evangelical Christianity.

Contents:

Intro

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

List of Illustrations

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part I: Cosmogony, Cosmology, and Shamanism

1. Cosmogony: Perspectives on the Beginning and Its Legacy

2. Guardians of the Cosmos

Part II: Creation of Self and Other in Myth and History

3. Indians and Whites in Baniwa History

4. Music of the Ancestors

Part III: Death and Eschatology

5. The Times of Death

6. Spiritualities of Death and Birth

Part IV: When the Missions Came

7. From Rubber to the Gospel

8. Deo iako: The Creation of a New Generation of Believers

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Wright, Robin M. Cosmos, Self, and History in Baniwa Religion

ISBN:

9780292763531

0292763530