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 36
... Karina said the village was to the southeast , indicating the distance as Yanoma- mö always do , by pointing to where the sun would be if we left now and where it would be when we reached the village . It was about a 4- or 5 - hour walk ...
... Karina said the village was to the southeast , indicating the distance as Yanoma- mö always do , by pointing to where the sun would be if we left now and where it would be when we reached the village . It was about a 4- or 5 - hour walk ...
Page 37
... Karina grabbed my arm and whispered excitedly : " The village is just beyond the top of this hill ! " We crept to the ridge and looked down into the valley below , where a gigantic , well - kept banana plantation surrounded an extremely ...
... Karina grabbed my arm and whispered excitedly : " The village is just beyond the top of this hill ! " We crept to the ridge and looked down into the valley below , where a gigantic , well - kept banana plantation surrounded an extremely ...
Page 38
... Karina ? Was someone now staring at me down the long shaft of his war arrow ? Karina suddenly appeared on the trail and motioned for me to come to present myself . I tried to give the expected visitor's announcement , but I had trouble ...
... Karina ? Was someone now staring at me down the long shaft of his war arrow ? Karina suddenly appeared on the trail and motioned for me to come to present myself . I tried to give the expected visitor's announcement , but I had trouble ...
Contents
Doing Fieldwork among the Yanomamö | 5 |
Cultural Ecology | 45 |
Myth and Cosmos | 99 |
Copyright | |
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