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 108
... girl , for she knew the girl was hungry , but could not eat because of the menstrual taboos . Jaguar set his pack basket down , and the children grew apprehensive . He asked the old woman why there were no adults around , and he was ...
... girl , for she knew the girl was hungry , but could not eat because of the menstrual taboos . Jaguar set his pack basket down , and the children grew apprehensive . He asked the old woman why there were no adults around , and he was ...
Page 122
... girl has been promised to a man long before she reaches puberty , and in some cases her husband - elect actually raises her for part of her childhood . ' Boys ' seem to be more able to ' initiate ' the process and have their older kin ...
... girl has been promised to a man long before she reaches puberty , and in some cases her husband - elect actually raises her for part of her childhood . ' Boys ' seem to be more able to ' initiate ' the process and have their older kin ...
Page 127
... girls ' childhood ends sooner than a boy's . The game of playing house fades imperceptibly into a constant responsibility to help mother . By the time a girl is 10 years old or so , she has become an economic asset to the mother and ...
... girls ' childhood ends sooner than a boy's . The game of playing house fades imperceptibly into a constant responsibility to help mother . By the time a girl is 10 years old or so , she has become an economic asset to the mother and ...
Contents
Doing Fieldwork among the Yanomamö | 5 |
Cultural Ecology | 45 |
Myth and Cosmos | 99 |
Copyright | |
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