Verbal Art in San Blas

El Arte Verbal en San Blas

Object Details

Subject LanguageKuna, San Blas
Language PID(s)ailla:119499
Title [Indigenous]
Language of Indigenous Title
TitleVerbal Art in San Blas
Language Community
Country(ies)Panama
Place CreatedSan Blas
Date Created1990
Description [Indigenous]
Language of Indigenous Description
DescriptionThe Kuna Indians of Panama are the largest Native American group in the South American tropics. This study of their verbal practices, including transcriptions and translations, includes a rich and varied array of Kuna verbal practices ranging from reporting, formal speech making, and oratory to chants and magical communication with the spirit world.

This resource contains the following files:
CUK012R001I001: front cover
CUK012R001I002: back cover
CUK012R001I003: title page, table of contents, and preface
CUK012R001I004: guide to pronunciation and notational conventions
CUK012R001I005: introduction to the book
CUK012R001I006: chapter 2
CUK012R001I007: chapter 9
CUK012R001I008: references

The other chapters are archived in separate resources along with the recordings of verbal art that they discuss:

Chapter 3: CUK012R002
Chapter 4: CUK012R003
Chapter 5: CUK012R004
Chapter 6: CUK012R005
Chapter 7: CUK012R006
GenresBook
Source Note
References
Contributor(s) Individual / RoleSherzer, Joel (Author)
Contributor(s) Corporate / Role

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ObjectFile TypesAccess Level
CUK012R001I001.pdfapplication/pdf1
CUK012R001I001.tif1
CUK012R001I002.pdfapplication/pdf1
CUK012R001I002.tif1
CUK012R001I003.pdfapplication/pdf1
CUK012R001I004.pdfapplication/pdf1
CUK012R001I005.pdfapplication/pdf1
CUK012R001I006.pdfapplication/pdf1
CUK012R001I007.pdfapplication/pdf1
CUK012R001I008.pdfapplication/pdf1

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