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 180
... wanted to escalate the contest to an ax duel ( Figure 5.7 ; see the film The Ax Fight for a documentary of this impressive form of fighting ) . Kaobawä was adamantly opposed to this , as he knew it would lead to bloodshed . He therefore ...
... wanted to escalate the contest to an ax duel ( Figure 5.7 ; see the film The Ax Fight for a documentary of this impressive form of fighting ) . Kaobawä was adamantly opposed to this , as he knew it would lead to bloodshed . He therefore ...
Page 209
... wanted me to stay with them . Mishimishimaböwei - teri was in the headwaters of the Mavaca River , relatively isolated from contact and difficult to reach by a three - day canoe trip and then a half- day or more of walking ( See Figure ...
... wanted me to stay with them . Mishimishimaböwei - teri was in the headwaters of the Mavaca River , relatively isolated from contact and difficult to reach by a three - day canoe trip and then a half- day or more of walking ( See Figure ...
Page 258
... wanted to talk to me . I came out of my hut and met him in front of it , as is politically appropriate . He stood before me , surrounded by the contingent of armed men with him , and immediately went into a dramatic , impassioned speech ...
... wanted to talk to me . I came out of my hut and met him in front of it , as is politically appropriate . He stood before me , surrounded by the contingent of armed men with him , and immediately went into a dramatic , impassioned speech ...
Contents
Doing Fieldwork among the Yanomamö | 5 |
Cultural Ecology | 45 |
Myth and Cosmos | 99 |
Copyright | |
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