Portraits of 'the Whiteman'

Portraits of 'the Whiteman'
Author: Keith H. Basso
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 146
Release: 1979-08-31
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521295932


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Drawing on current theory in symbolic anthropology and sociolinguistics, this interpretive essay investigates a complex form of joking based on material collected in a Western Apache community wherein Apaches stage carefully crafted imitations of Anglo-Americans.


Portraits of 'the Whiteman'
Language: en
Pages: 146
Authors: Keith H. Basso
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1979-08-31 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Drawing on current theory in symbolic anthropology and sociolinguistics, this interpretive essay investigates a complex form of joking based on material collect
Portraits of 'the Whiteman'
Language: en
Pages: 146
Authors: Keith H. Basso
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 1979-08-31 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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'The Whiteman' is one of the most powerful and pervasive symbols in contemporary American Indian cultures. Portraits of 'the Whiteman': linguistic play and cult
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Language: en
Pages: 120
Authors: Keith H. Basso
Categories:
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Portraits of
Language: en
Pages: 120
Authors: Keith Hamilton Basso
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Type: BOOK - Published: 1979 - Publisher:

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Western Apache Witchcraft
Language: en
Pages: 86
Authors: Keith H. Basso
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 1969-05 - Publisher: University of Arizona Press

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An ethnographic contribution describing the beliefs and ideas associated with witchcraft as shared "knowledge" that the Apaches have about their universe. Uncov