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 77
... recent cultural and biosocial evolution occurred ( see Lee & Devore , 1968 ) , a maximal community size that was transcended only in the very recent past — within the last several thousand years . " Thus , large villages eventually ...
... recent cultural and biosocial evolution occurred ( see Lee & Devore , 1968 ) , a maximal community size that was transcended only in the very recent past — within the last several thousand years . " Thus , large villages eventually ...
Page 83
... recent past when the social , political , and military patterns that are found today took form . For example , Kaoboawä's village is shown as being located in the Mavaca basin and identified as " Bisaasi - teri . " In fact , when he and ...
... recent past when the social , political , and military patterns that are found today took form . For example , Kaoboawä's village is shown as being located in the Mavaca basin and identified as " Bisaasi - teri . " In fact , when he and ...
Page 247
... recent past . There are several reasons why getting this kind of " historical " data are difficult in the case of the Yanomamö . First , the Yanomamö are most reluctant to tell you about recently deceased individuals , so , unless they ...
... recent past . There are several reasons why getting this kind of " historical " data are difficult in the case of the Yanomamö . First , the Yanomamö are most reluctant to tell you about recently deceased individuals , so , unless they ...
Contents
Doing Fieldwork among the Yanomamö | 5 |
Cultural Ecology | 45 |
Myth and Cosmos | 99 |
Copyright | |
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