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
... raiders . The Patanowä - teri , however , were infuriated by this killing and raided the Monou - teri immediately . Two of the raiders were Matowä's parallel cousins , men he would call ' brother . ' The raiders caught Matowä outside ...
... raiders . The Patanowä - teri , however , were infuriated by this killing and raided the Monou - teri immediately . Two of the raiders were Matowä's parallel cousins , men he would call ' brother . ' The raiders caught Matowä outside ...
Page 198
... raiders . The men picked up their supplies of food where the women had stacked them and left for Patanowä - teri . Kaobawä had been complaining all year of severe pains in his lower back , abdomen , and urinal tract , and was in ...
... raiders . The men picked up their supplies of food where the women had stacked them and left for Patanowä - teri . Kaobawä had been complaining all year of severe pains in his lower back , abdomen , and urinal tract , and was in ...
Page 199
... Raiders will not attack a large group such as this . When the enemy is found to be this cautious , the raiders have no choice but to retreat or to shoot volleys of arrows blindly into the village , hoping to strike someone at a distance ...
... Raiders will not attack a large group such as this . When the enemy is found to be this cautious , the raiders have no choice but to retreat or to shoot volleys of arrows blindly into the village , hoping to strike someone at a distance ...
Contents
Doing Fieldwork among the Yanomamö | 5 |
Cultural Ecology | 45 |
Myth and Cosmos | 99 |
Copyright | |
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