Verbal Art in San Blas: Kuna Culture through Its Discourse

by Joel Sherzer

First published in 1990, this linguistic study of the Kuna Indians of Panama is now available only from UNM Press.

281 pages, Paperback

First published February 22, 1991

Reviews

[Completelybanned · Rating 5 out of 5]

A beautiful book possessing a depth and clarity which are all too rare in linguistic anthropology. Builds upon many of the ideas Sherzer worked on over the course of his career, such as his discourse centered approach, vindication of the study of humor, and fine grained attention to issues of translation. An interesting reading in the context of the literary turn and "crisis of anthropology" then current in 1990.