 | A Musical View of the Universe: Kalapalo Myth and Ritual Performances Subjects: Apalakiri Indians -- Rites and ceremonies; Apalakiri Indians -- Folklore; Apalakiri Indians -- Music; Indians of South America -- Brazil -- Xingu River Valley -- Rites and ceremonies; Indians of South America -- Brazil -- Xingu River Valley -- Folklore; I; 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. Basso Ellen B. : Ellen B. Basso is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Arizona. |
