ISBN:
9781111828745
,
1111828741
Language:
English
Pages:
xxi, 306 S.
,
Ill., Kt.
,
23 cm
Edition:
6. ed., the legacy ed.
Series Statement:
Case studies in cultural anthropology
DDC:
305.898/92
Keywords:
Yanomamo Indians
;
Yanomami
Abstract:
Prologue: The killing of Ruwähiwä -- Doing fieldwork among the Ya̧nomamö -- Cultural ecology -- Myth and cosmos -- Social organization and demography -- Political alliances, trading, and feasting -- Ya̧nomamö warfare -- Alliance with the Mishimishimabowei-teri -- The acceleration of change in Ya̧nomamöland -- Reflections on the Ya̧nomamö : fieldwork & anthropology
Description / Table of Contents:
Prologue: The killing of RuwähiwäDoing fieldwork among the Ya̧nomamö -- Cultural ecology -- Myth and cosmos -- Social organization and demography -- Political alliances, trading, and feasting -- Ya̧nomamö warfare -- Alliance with the Mishimishimabowei-teri -- The acceleration of change in Ya̧nomamöland -- Reflections on the Ya̧nomamö : fieldwork & anthropology.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-289) and index -- Filmography: pages 290-293
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