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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... Rerebawa than like Kaobawä , or at least try to be . BEYOND THE BISAASI - TERI AND INTO THE REMOTE VILLAGES As my work progressed with Kaobawä , Rerebawä , and many other informants , a very important scientific problem began to emerge ...
... Rerebawa than like Kaobawä , or at least try to be . BEYOND THE BISAASI - TERI AND INTO THE REMOTE VILLAGES As my work progressed with Kaobawä , Rerebawä , and many other informants , a very important scientific problem began to emerge ...
Contents
Doing Fieldwork among the Yanomamö | 5 |
Cultural Ecology | 45 |
Myth and Cosmos | 99 |
Copyright | |
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