The book of wisdom was written about fifty years before the coming of christ. For more than thirty years, keith basso has been doing fieldwork among the western apache, and now he shares with us what he has learned of apache placenameswhere they come from and what they mean to apaches. At the end of wisdom sits in places, the author keith basso asks one of the apache elders he is with what is wisdom. Efforts to explicate this perception could conceivably use a variety of techniques of greater and lesser obscurity. For more than 30 years, keith basso has been doing fieldwork among the western apache, and now he shares with us what he has learned of. It is a wisdom book, bearing similarity to the canonical works. This remarkable book introduces us to four unforgettable apache people, each of whom offers a. Listen to wisdom sits in places landscape and language among the western apache by keith h. Wisdom sits in places is the name of a remarkable little book of linguistic ethnography about landscape and language among the western apache. Scholars believe that the book represents the most.
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Landscape and language among the western apache by. Basso this study guide consists of approximately 22 pages of chapter. Born in 1940, keith bassos wisdom sits in places is a unique ethnographic study over the western apache concepts of time and more primarily of place and language basso 1996. Wisdom sits in places apache identify through places posted on june 8, 20 by krischris the apache name locations by what they see the first time. Wisdom sits in places, the first sustained study of places and place names by an anthropologist explores place, places, and what they mean to a particular group of people, the western. Use highlighting, underlining, and take notes while you study the bible. Basso, for the western apache wisdom sits in places. Basso, 9780826317230, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Wisdom is one of the apocryphaldeuterocanonical books of the bible. Wisdom sits in places, the first sustained study of places and placenames by an anthropologist, explores place, places, and what they mean to a particular group of people, the western. Wisdom sits in places bassos work spanning from 19791984 in the cibecue region published in 1996 in addition to his research, basso has created maps of the area for the apaches use. Essay about wisdom sits in places 783 words bartleby. Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android.
Apache conceptions of wisdom, manners and morals, and of their own history are inextricably intertwined with place, and by allowing us to. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Wisdom sits in places landscape and lang internet archive. Shortly before his death in 1960, clyde kluckhohn made the following observation. Basso,steven jay cohen for free with a 30 day free trial. Wisdom sits in places, the first sustained study of places and placenames by an anthropologist, explores place, places, and what they mean to a particular group of people, the western apache in arizona. Wisdom sits in places wisdom sits in places audiobook, by keith h. Landscape and language among the western apache, university of new mexico press. Wisdom sits in places analyzes the relationship between geographical location, cultural symbolism and placenames in the language and linguistic practices of the western apache.
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