Beyond the Visible and the Material: The Amerindianization of Society in the Work of Peter Rivière

Focusing on the anthropological development of Amazonia, this volume explores the legacy of Peter Rivière, a recently retired Professor of Social Anthropology, University of Oxford. An international group of leading specialists contributes to the substantial and growing body of Amazonianethnography, discussing topics that include kinship and genealogy, the village as a unit of ethnographic observation, the human body in political and social processes, and gender relationships as aspects of political cosmological thinking. Focusing On The Anthropological Development Of Amazonia, This Volume Explores The Legacy Of Peter Riviere, A Recently Retired Professor Of Social Anthropology, University Of Oxford. An International Group Of Leading Specialists Contributes To The Substantial And Growing Body Of Amazonian Ethnography, Discussing Topics That Include Kinship And Genealogy, The Village As A Unit Of Ethnographic Observation, The Human Body In Political And Social Processes, And Gender Relationships As Aspects Of Political Cosmological Thinking.--jacket. Forty Years Of Amazonian Anthropology: The Contributions Of Peter Rivière / Laura Rival And Neil Whitehead -- Gut Feelings About Amazonia: Potential Affinity And The Construction Of Sociality / Eduardo Viveiros De Castro -- Wives, Pets, And Affines: Marriage Among The Jivaro / Anne-christine Taylor -- Seed And Clone: The Symbolic And Social Significance Of Bitter Manioc Cultivation / Laura Rival -- The Blowpipe Indians: Variations On The Theme Of Blowpipe And Tube Among The Yagua Indians Of The Peruvian Amazon / Jean-pierre Chameil -- Myth And Material Culture: Matis Blowguns, Palm Trees, And Ancestor Spirits / Philippe Erikson -- From Longhouse To Village: Structure And Change In The Colombian Amazon / Kaj Århem -- The Composition Of Mẽbengokre (kayapó) Households In Central Brazil / Vanessa Lea -- Piercing Distinctions: Making And Remaking The Social Contract In The North-west Amazon / Janet Chernela -- Inside And Out: Alterity And The Ceremonial Construction Of The Person In The Guianas / Paul Henley -- Itoto (kanaima) As Death And Anti-structure / Audrey Butt Colson -- Kanaimà: Shamanism And Ritual Death In The Pakaraima Mountains, Guyana / Neil Whitehead -- Finding One's Body: Relationships Between Cosmology And Work In North-west Amazonia / Thomas Griffiths -- The Hierarchy Bias And The Equality Bias: Epistemological Considerations On The Analysis Of Gender / Claire Lorrain. Edited By Laura Rival And Neil Whitehead. A Collection Of 14 Papers Contributed By Worldwide Colleagues In Honor Of Rivìere's Work As He Nears Retirement From The Oxford Institute Of Social And Cultural Anthropology. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [273]-295) And Index.

focusing On The Anthropological Development Of Amazonia, This Volume Explores The Legacy Of Peter Rivière, A Recently Retired Professor Of Social Anthropology, University Of Oxford. An International Group Of Leading Specialists Contributes To The Substantial And Growing Body Of Amazonian Ethnography, Discussing Topics That Include Kinship And Genealogy, The Village As A Unit Of Ethnographic Observation, The Human Body In Political And Social Processes, And Gender Relationships As Aspects Of Political Cosmological Thinking.

Amazonian anthropology has always, from the time of the first European encroachments into the Americas, been a highly contested intellectual field.