The birth of the word: Language, force, and Mapuche ritual authority

HAU: Journal of Ethnographic Theory

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-26

  Course, Magnus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amerindian; Authority; Language; Mapuche; Ritual

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875216339     PISSN: 20491115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14318/hau2.1.002     Document Type: Article

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