The Yanomami Indians of the Venezuelan Forest are to some extent known already to the outside world through the books that have been written, and the films that have been made about them. In this book, Jacques Lizot allows the Indians to speak for themselves. The result is a rich, evocative and intimate account of the way in which they perceive, and feel about, their world. Presented in the form of stories told by a few key Yanomami individuals, the book offers little analysis, but instead leaves it to the reader to develop ...
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The Yanomami Indians of the Venezuelan Forest are to some extent known already to the outside world through the books that have been written, and the films that have been made about them. In this book, Jacques Lizot allows the Indians to speak for themselves. The result is a rich, evocative and intimate account of the way in which they perceive, and feel about, their world. Presented in the form of stories told by a few key Yanomami individuals, the book offers little analysis, but instead leaves it to the reader to develop his or her own interpretations. It will be valuable for teachers and students of anthropology, both for the new and well-documented ethnographic material it contains, as well as for its alternative approach to writing ethnography. It is also unique in the way in which it conveys the atmosphere, talk, noise, smells, images, and flavour of Amazonia and its Indians, and it will therefore appeal to any reader interested in the world's contemporary non-industrial peoples.
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Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Good. First Edition. first edition book, light amount of wear along the edges of the cover of the book (creasing) Very Clean Copy-Over 500, 000 Internet Orders Filled.
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Very Good. Trade Paperback. Foreword by Timothy Asch. xv, 201 pages, b/w photos, map, glossaries, Shop rubber stamp by the lower edge of the introductory first page which also has a word crossed out with black marker by its upper corner. Pictorial card cover. From the Foreword, 'The book begins with a prologue on the ethocentrism of the Yanomami; this is followed by stories, roughly divided into those focusing on sexuality in Part I, on ritual and myth in Part II, and on warfare in part III, athough these themes are interwoven throughout the book'.
