Life Among the Yanomami

Health Care International c/o John F. Peters

Published by University of Toronto Press 1998

Life Among the Yanomami

Health Care International c/o John F. Peters

In the series Teaching Culture: UTP Ethnographies for the Classroom

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442602694

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About this book

This is a very comprehensive and detailed account of the Yanomami people in Brazil.

Author / Editor information

c/o John F. Peters Health Care International :

John F. Peters is a professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Wilfrid Laurier University, where he initiated and now coordinates the Development and International Studies Program. He is co-author of The Population Dynamics of the Mucajai Yanomami.

Reviews

Leslie E. Sponsel, Professor of Anthropology, University of Hawaii, Former Chair of the Commission for Human Rights of the American Anthropological Association, and editor of Indigenous Peoples and the Future of Amazonia:

This is by far the most comprehensive and detailed account of the Yanomami available. Peters brings a uniquely informed perspective to his study, the result of having lived with his wife and family among the Yanomami for several years. He uses this experience to provide invaluable insights not only into the everyday life of the Yanomami, but also into usually neglected historical, sociopolitical, and demographic issues, and into the continuing health crisis precipitated by the illegal invasion of gold miners. An indispensable book for reading and for reference. Thanks for the opportunity to read this wonderful and significant work.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	1
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	7
Acknowledgements Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	13
List of Maps, Figures, and Tables Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	15
Glossary of Terms Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	17
One. Yanomami, Xilixana, and the Anthropological Approach Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	21
Part I. The Xilixana Way of Life
Two. Field Entry, Language-Learning, and Cultural Surprises Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	45
Three. Village Life and Social Culture: Basic Patterns Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	59
Four. Everyday Life: Food and Child Care, Hunting and Fishing Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	79
Five. Family and Social Organization Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	107
Six. Socialization and Life Stages Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	133
Seven. Myths, Spirits, and Magic Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	151
Part II. Past and Present: The Xilixana Then and Now
Eight. The Precontact Period: A Time of Isolation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	165
Nine. Postcontact History: Enter the Missionaries Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	179
Ten. The Missionary Presence: Translation Literacy, and Social Effects Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	191
Eleven. "Warfare," Raids, and Revenge Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	207
Part III. Social Change
Twelve. Adaptation in a Precapitalist Society: Agents of Change Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	223
Thirteen. Health as an Agent of Change Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	239
Fourteen. Broader Considerations in the Study of Social Change Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	253
Fifteen. Reflections on Social Change Among the Yanomami Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	269
Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	279
Appendix. Language-Learning Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	283
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	285
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	289

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 304
Keywords: Coursebook

eBook

Published: June 1, 1998
ISBN: 9781442602694