The Stories of the Others

As many other Amazonian indigenous peoples, the Aweti – a Tupi-speaking people who live in the upper reaches of the Xingu River – habitually name a specific kind of narrative, which we usually call myths, by an expression that could be translated as “stories of the ancient people”. Most of the time,...

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Main Author: Marina Vanzolini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2018-11-01
Series:Revista de Antropologia
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Online Access:http://www.revistas.usp.br/ra/article/view/152164