Ya̦nomamöBased on the author's extensive fieldwork, this classic ethnography, now in its fifth edition, focuses on the Yanomamo. These truly remarkable South American people are one of the few primitive sovereign tribal societies left on earth. This new edition includes events and changes that have occurred since 1992, including a recent trip by the author to the Brazilian Yanomamo in 1995. |
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Page 116
... Hekura The word shaman is a word from the Arctic tribe , the Siberian Chuckchee , and has been widely used to describe men and women in any tribal society who manipulate the spirit world ; cure the sick with magic , sucking , singing ...
... Hekura The word shaman is a word from the Arctic tribe , the Siberian Chuckchee , and has been widely used to describe men and women in any tribal society who manipulate the spirit world ; cure the sick with magic , sucking , singing ...
Page 117
... hekura spirits . During the period of fasting , the novice must also be sexually continent , for the hekura are said to dislike sex and regard it as shami - filthy . Novices attempt to attract particular hekura into their chests , a ...
... hekura spirits . During the period of fasting , the novice must also be sexually continent , for the hekura are said to dislike sex and regard it as shami - filthy . Novices attempt to attract particular hekura into their chests , a ...
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... hekura , the time of creation , the songs , and habits of the hekura , and explain many marvelous and fabulous events . Since this happens almost every day , most people in the village appear to be ignoring what is going on , but most ...
... hekura , the time of creation , the songs , and habits of the hekura , and explain many marvelous and fabulous events . Since this happens almost every day , most people in the village appear to be ignoring what is going on , but most ...
Contents
Doing Fieldwork among the Yanomamö | 5 |
Cultural Ecology | 45 |
Myth and Cosmos | 99 |
Copyright | |
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