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 75
... neighbors , for there are other , less known Yanomamö beyond them who may be more difficult to deal with than one's immediate neighbors . But the distance between Yanomamö villages is very large in Kaobawä's area , so relatively long ...
... neighbors , for there are other , less known Yanomamö beyond them who may be more difficult to deal with than one's immediate neighbors . But the distance between Yanomamö villages is very large in Kaobawä's area , so relatively long ...
Page 88
... neighbors at a comfortable distance by adopting an ex- tremely bellicose strategy that entails frequent raiding and chronic attempts to either abduct women from their neighbors or coerce weaker neighbors into ceding more women to them ...
... neighbors at a comfortable distance by adopting an ex- tremely bellicose strategy that entails frequent raiding and chronic attempts to either abduct women from their neighbors or coerce weaker neighbors into ceding more women to them ...
Page 89
... neighbors but separates the group into smaller units where within - shabono arguments , conflicts , and fights are greatly reduced . Over time the two groups grow in size and might move further and further apart , but this depends on ...
... neighbors but separates the group into smaller units where within - shabono arguments , conflicts , and fights are greatly reduced . Over time the two groups grow in size and might move further and further apart , but this depends on ...
Contents
Doing Fieldwork among the Yanomamö | 5 |
Cultural Ecology | 45 |
Myth and Cosmos | 99 |
Copyright | |
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