List of figures, tables and maps; List of myths; Preface; Acknowledgements; Orthography; 1. Introduction; 2. Social structure; 3. The set of specialist roles; 4. Kinship and marriage; 5. The life-cycle; 6. Production and consumption; 7. Concepts of space-time; 8. Conclusion; Appendices; Works cited; Index.
The book is an integrated account of a Northwest Amazonian society, which elucidates the structural models that underlie and unify the domains of kinship, religion, politics, and economics.
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