Re: Help

karl h schwerin (schwerin@UNM.EDU)
Mon, 11 Dec 1995 14:50:14 -0700

On Tue, 5 Dec 1995, Jacinta & Craig wrote:

> I'm trying to track down information on the belief system of the Guarayu.
>
> The only book I've found is Alfred Metraux Natives Tribes in Eastern Bolivia
> and Western Matto Grosso. Any suggestions would be gratfully accepted.
>
> Thanks
> Jacinta Miller
> see:

Grubb, W. Barbrooke. 1924. "Mythology of the Guarayo Indians," Folk-Lore
35:184-194

Pierini, F, 1910. "Mitologia de los Guarayos de Bolivia," Anthropos
5:703-710

Schmidt, M. 1936. "Los Guarayu," Revista de la Sociedad Cientifica del
Paraguay 3(6):158-190

[These taken from O'Leary, Timothy J. 1963. Ethnographic Bibliography
of South America. New Haven, CT: Human Relations Area Files - obviously
anything since 1963 is not included - I'll have to check my files at home
to see if I have references to anything later]


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