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Spirit of the Rainforest:; a Yanomamo shaman's story
por Ritchie, Mark A
- Usado
- Brochura
- Assinado
- first
- Condição
- Small scuff to spine foot, small crease to spine head, very mild bumping to corners, very little rubbing to front edge, very lig
- ISBN 10
- 0964695219
- ISBN 13
- 9780964695214
- Livreiro
-
Oakland, California, United States
Formas de pagamento
Sobre este item
Chicago: Island Lake Press, 1996. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Paperback. Small scuff to spine foot, small crease to spine head, very mild bumping to corners, very little rubbing to front edge, very light soiling to fore-edges, else Very good.. Light brown multicolored octavo, green spine, 271 pages, b&w illustrations; 23 cm. Inscribed and signed by author. Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Yanomamo Indians, Venezuela and Colombia -- Social conditions, Religion. The Yanomano of the Amazon - endangered children of nature or indigenous warmongers on the verge of destroying themselves? [In this book, the author] speaks for his people. Jungleman provides ... accounts of life-or-death battles among his people - and perhaps even more disturbing among the spirits who fight for their souls. [This book], the story of Jungleman is [a] powerful document.--Back cover. Contents: Long story goes before every fight -- 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 -- Middle: doesn't-grab-women. Father eagle never found his eaglet; Blinded by lies; Very nice word; Pulling his eye down; We can have both ways -- 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; Author's addendum: so many of them are dead -- Appendix. 'Yanomamo: noble savages or Hobbesian brutes?"; "Missionaries 1, anthropologists, 0; "Yanomamology, missiology, and anthropology" -- Glossary -- Family relations -- Legend of characters and locations -- Documentation.
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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- Bibliope by Calvello Books (US)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 88121
- Título
- Spirit of the Rainforest:; a Yanomamo shaman's story
- Autor
- Ritchie, Mark A
- Formato/Encadernação
- Brochura
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Small scuff to spine foot, small crease to spine head, very mild bumping to corners, very little rubbing to front edge, very lig
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Edição
- First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated)
- ISBN 10
- 0964695219
- ISBN 13
- 9780964695214
- Editorial
- Island Lake Press
- Local de publicação
- Chicago
- Data de publicação
- 1996
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