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Play of Mirrors: The Representation of Self Mirrored in the Other (Institute of Latin American Studies) (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for Play of MirrorsFocusing 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 Caluby Novaes argues convincingly that Bororo self-images are constructed with the aid of a peculiar looking-...
Full description- Publisher: University of Texas Press
- Published: 01 August 1997
- Format: Paperback 199 pages
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- Categories: Indigenous Peoples | Social & Cultural Anthropology | Physical Anthropology & Ethnography | Self, Ego, Identity, Personality
- ISBN 13: 9780292711969 ISBN 10: 0292711964
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Full description for Play of Mirrors
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 Caluby 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.
