| A Musical View of the Universe Contributor(s): Basso, Ellen B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 081227931X ISBN-13: 9780812279313 Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary OUR PRICE: $104.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 1985 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies |
| Dewey: 306.089 |
| LCCN: 84005166 |
| Series: Conduct and Communication |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.53 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A Musical View of the Universe is a study of the relationships between spoken myth and musical ritual in a native Brazilian community, the Carib-speaking Kalpalo of the Upper Xingu Basin. The book focuses on the meanings created and expressed through performance of artistic processes in which sound symbols provide a unifying interpretive matrix. Through sound symbols, Kalpalo ideas about types of beings, their relationships, and activities of mind are conceived, represented, and rendered apparent. The book includes the first collection of South American Indian narratives translated directly from the original language from taped performances. Ellen B. Basso's translations take into account the interaction among participants in the storytelling situation and the qualities of narrative performance that result. |