Gregor Thomas (754 results)

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Paperback. Condition: Good. "Good fish get dull but sex is always fun." So say the Mehinaku people of Brazil. But Thomas Gregor shows that sex brings a supreme ambiguity to the villagers' lives. In their elaborate rituals?especially those practiced by the men in their secret societies?the Mehinaku give expression to a system of symbols reminiscent of psychosexual neuroses identified by Freud: castration anxiety, Oedipal conflict, fantasies of loss of strength through sex, and a host of others. "If we look carefully," writes Gregor, "we will see reflections of our own sexual nature in the life ways of an Amazonian people." The book is illustrated with Mehinaku drawings of ritual texts and myths, as well as with photographs of the villagers taking part in both everyday and ceremonial activities.…

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Paperback. Condition: Fair. Thomas Gregor sees the Mehinaku Indians of central Brazil as performers of roles, engaged in an ongoing improvisational drama of community life. The layout of the village and the architecture of the houses make the community a natural theater in the round, rendering the villagers' actions highly visible and audible. Lacking privacy, the Mehinaku have become masters of stagecraft and impression management, enthusiastically publicizing their good citizenship while ingeniously covering up such embarrassments as extramarital affairs and theft.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. "Good fish get dull but sex is always fun." So say the Mehinaku people of Brazil. But Thomas Gregor shows that sex brings a supreme ambiguity to the villagers' lives. In their elaborate rituals?especially those practiced by the men in their secret societies?the Mehinaku give expression to a system of symbols reminiscent of psychosexual neuroses identified by Freud: castration anxiety, Oedipal conflict, fantasies of loss of strength through sex, and a host of others. "If we look carefully," writes Gregor, "we will see reflections of our own sexual nature in the life ways of an Amazonian people." The book is illustrated with Mehinaku drawings of ritual texts and myths, as well as with photographs of the villagers taking part in both everyday and ceremonial activities.…

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Mayor Casterbridge New Wessex Ppr This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .…

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. The Mayor of Casterbridge (New Wessex Editions) This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1985. South America, Native Americans. University of Chicago Press, 223p., Ex-library paperback rebound in "permabound" working copy only 2/23.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1977. South America, Native Americans. University of Chicago Press very good paperback, minor fading tp spine, otherwise tight and clean. 382p.

1977. South America, Native Americans. University of Chicago Press. Good white cloth but with foxing and discoloration to cloth otherwise tight and clean, though text is bound upside down by US standards (!), no dust jacket 382p.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 2001. South America, South Pacific. University of California Press.392p., very good paperback with sun fading to spine 2/23.