Results 121 to 130 of about 465 (161)
Structural analysis of hypothetical proteins from Helicobacter pylori: an approach to estimate functions of unknown or hypothetical proteins. [PDF]
Int J Mol Sci, 2012 Park SJ, Son WS, Lee BJ.
europepmc +1 more source
Yopo, Ethnicity and Social Change: A Comparative Analysis of Piaroa and Cuiva Yopo Use [PDF]
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 2011 Most Orinocoan ethnic groups, including the Cuiva and the Piaroa, use yopo, a hallucinogenic snuff derived from the seeds of the Anadenanthera peregrina tree. This study contrasts Piaroa and Cuiva attitudes toward and uses of yopo in light of ongoing processes of social change.
Robin Rodd
exaly +7 more sources
Piaroa Shamanic Ethics and Ethos: Living by the Law and the Good Life of Tranquillity [PDF]
International Journal of Latin American Religions, 2018 The Amazonian cosmos is a battlefield where beauty is possible but violent chaos rules. As a result, the Piaroa world is characterised by an ongoing battle between shamans who uphold, on behalf of all Piaroa, the ideal of ethical living, and forces of chaos and destruction, epitomised by malevolent spirits (mari) and dangerous sorcerers.
Robin Rodd
exaly +4 more sources
Tedium and creativity: the valorization of manioc cultivation and piaroa women [PDF]
Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, 2004 Through an exploration of Amazonian ethnographic material, this article challenges the idea that tasks normally associated with women are invariably considered to be less valuable than men's activities. I argue against the claims made by Rivière that manioc cultivation is devoid of creativity or differentiation. I find the process of manioc cultivation
Heckler, SL.
exaly +4 more sources
Death and the Loss of Civilized Predation among the Piaroa of the Orinoco Basin [PDF]
Homme, 1993 C'est au domaine des morts que les Piaroa du bassin de l'Orenoque appliquent leurs classifications analogiques les plus elaborees. Bien que l'alterite soit la marque de la sociabilite des vivants, la logique de l'opposition impregne le champ social qui en est justement le plus deficient: les Piaroa privent en effet les morts de tout pouvoir de ...
Overing, Joanna
exaly +4 more sources
A new species of Piaroa (Schizomida: Hubbardiidae) from Venezuela, with taxonomic notes on the genus [PDF]
Zootaxa, 2014 A new species belonging to the schizomid genus Piaroa Villarreal, Giupponi and Tourinho, 2008 is described from north-western Venezuela. A complementary description of Piaroa guipongai Villarreal and Garcia, 2012 is provided including SEM pictures of relevant structures of both sexes. A key for males of Piaroa and Colombiazomus Armas and Delgado-Santa,
Villarreal, Osvaldo +2 more
core +6 more sources
Some of the next articles are maybe not open access.
Related searches:
Related searches:
Body-part categorization and grammar in Piaroa
2022AbstractThis chapter provides an in-depth description of body-part terms and their grammar in Piaroa, a language in the Sáliban family spoken in Venezuela and Colombia. Based on fieldwork data, it presents a comprehensive inventory of body-part terms as well as terms in other areas of the lexicon related to the body.
Jorge Emilio Rosés Labrada
exaly +2 more sources
Serum Protein Markers in the Piaroa Indians of Amazonia (Venezuela) [PDF]
Human Heredity, 1993 A sample of 121 Piaroa Indians from the Federal Amazonia Territory (Venezuela) was studied for the following serum protein polymorphisms: haptoglobin (HP), group-specific component subtypes (GC), orosomucoid (ORM), third component of complement (C3), transferrin C subtypes (TF) and alpha 1-antitrypsin subtypes (PI).
MARINI, ELISABETTA +7 more
openaire +4 more sources
Piaroa Manioc Varietals: Hyperdiversity or Social Currency?
Human Ecology, 2008The maintenance of exceptionally high numbers of folk varieties by the Piaroa people of the Venezuelan Amazon is considered. We cataloged 113 manioc folk varieties, their nomenclature, use and relevant characters, revealing significant insights into the role of manioc in Piaroa social life.
Serena Heckler, Stanford Zent
exaly +2 more sources
Intoxicating Snuffs of the Venezuelan Piaroa Indians
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 1985(1985). Intoxicating Snuffs of the Venezuelan Piaroa Indians. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs: Vol. 17, No. 2, pp. 93-103.
Laurent Rivier, Peter A G M De Smet
exaly +3 more sources