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
... raid , was married to one of the Bosibrei's daughters . The Monou - teri had anticipated their raid by clearing a new garden site across the Mavaca River , where they hoped to take refuge after the inevitable revenge raids from Patanowä ...
... raid , was married to one of the Bosibrei's daughters . The Monou - teri had anticipated their raid by clearing a new garden site across the Mavaca River , where they hoped to take refuge after the inevitable revenge raids from Patanowä ...
Page 199
... raid.2 The separated groups of raiders approach the village at dawn and conceal themselves near the commonly used paths to the source of drinking water . They wait for the enemy to come to them . A good many of the victims of raids are ...
... raid.2 The separated groups of raiders approach the village at dawn and conceal themselves near the commonly used paths to the source of drinking water . They wait for the enemy to come to them . A good many of the victims of raids are ...
Page 201
... raids was conducted near the end of the rainy season , and I was staying in their village at the time the raid was held . A special ceremony took place the day before the raid . The gourds containing the ashes of the slain Matowä were ...
... raids was conducted near the end of the rainy season , and I was staying in their village at the time the raid was held . A special ceremony took place the day before the raid . The gourds containing the ashes of the slain Matowä were ...
Contents
Doing Fieldwork among the Yanomamö | 5 |
Cultural Ecology | 45 |
Myth and Cosmos | 99 |
Copyright | |
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