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 193
... Mavaca River , where they hoped to take refuge after the inevitable revenge raids from Patanowä - teri began . They had hoped to complete their garden before the raids became intense , as the Mavaca River would have provided a natural ...
... Mavaca River , where they hoped to take refuge after the inevitable revenge raids from Patanowä - teri began . They had hoped to complete their garden before the raids became intense , as the Mavaca River would have provided a natural ...
Page 242
... Mavaca area after this 10 - year absence in 1985 with my co - worker , Raymond Hames , we planned to go immediately into the headwaters of the Mavaca River to resume work I had begun with the Mishimishimaböwei - teri and their relatives ...
... Mavaca area after this 10 - year absence in 1985 with my co - worker , Raymond Hames , we planned to go immediately into the headwaters of the Mavaca River to resume work I had begun with the Mishimishimaböwei - teri and their relatives ...
Page 243
... Mavaca River , I was annoyed and concerned . This would unnecessarily subject the Kedebaböwei - teri to the " acculturation " policies of the Salesian Missions . The Salesians could not possi- bly " serve " another village this large ...
... Mavaca River , I was annoyed and concerned . This would unnecessarily subject the Kedebaböwei - teri to the " acculturation " policies of the Salesian Missions . The Salesians could not possi- bly " serve " another village this large ...
Contents
Doing Fieldwork among the Yanomamö | 5 |
Cultural Ecology | 45 |
Myth and Cosmos | 99 |
Copyright | |
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