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Spirit of the rainforest : a Yanomamö shaman's story / Mark Andrew Ritchie.

Title
Spirit of the rainforest : a Yanomamö shaman's story / Mark Andrew Ritchie.
Author
Ritchie, Mark A.
Publication
Chicago : Island Lake Press, c1996.

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Details

Description
271 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
Subject
  • Yanomamo Indians > Social conditions
  • Yanomamo Indians > Religion
  • Yanomamo mythology
  • Shamanism > Orinoco River Valley (Venezuela and Colombia)
  • Orinoco River Valley (Venezuela and Colombia) > Social life and customs
Note
  • Includes index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Prologue: a long story goes before every fight -- The beginning: split truth -- It's never beautiful where you aren't wanted -- You are so brave -- Not every spirit is what he appears -- Our pain is not our spirits' fault -- We want you so much -- The middle: Doesn't-grab-women -- The father eagle never found his eaglet -- Blinded by lies -- A very nice word -- Pulling his eye down -- We can have both ways -- The end: nobody's that stupid -- They think we're animals -- Why don't you leave? -- Vengeance is mine -- Killers like me -- Epilogue: Be good to her.
ISBN
0964695219
LCCN
^^^95080652^
OCLC
  • 34946394
  • SCSB-10272760
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library