The Ox and the Slave (eBook)

Acknowledgements......................................................................... i
Preface.......................................................................................... iii
Introduction to the First Edition ..................................................vii
Introduction to the Second Edition............................................ xvii
chapter i
An Argument for the Brazilian Origin of Bumba-meu-boi .................1
chapter ii
Structural Organization of Bumba-meu-Boi ...................................23
chapter iii
Sotaque: Styles and Stylistic Changes ...............................................71
chapter iv
The Assimilation of Bumba-meu-Boi in Maranhão .........................95
chapter v
Anatomy of Bumba-meu-Boi Song Texts........................................107
Conclusion.................................................................................123
Appendix 1.................................................................................127
Appendix 2.................................................................................147
Glossary .....................................................................................185
Bibliography...............................................................................193
Notes .........................................................................................205