The Falling Sky : : Words of a Yanomami Shaman / / Davi Kopenawa.
Anthropologist Bruce Albert captures the poetic voice of Davi Kopenawa, shaman and spokesman for the Yanomami of the Brazilian Amazon, in this unique reading experience--a coming-of-age story, historical account, and shamanic philosophy, but most of all an impassioned plea to respect native rights a...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter E-BOOK GESAMTPAKET / COMPLETE PACKAGE 2013 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2013] ©2013 |
Year of Publication: | 2013 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (648 p.) :; 7 halftones, 24 line illustrations, 6 maps |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Maps -- Setting the Scene -- Words Given -- I. Becoming O1ther -- II. Metal Smoke -- III. The Falling Sky -- Words of Omama -- How This Book Was Written -- Appendices -- Appendix A. Ethnonym, Language, and Orthography -- Appendix B. The Yanomami in Brazil -- Appendix C. Watoriki -- Appendix D. The Haximu Massacre -- Notes -- Ethnobiological Glossary -- Geographic Glossary -- References -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
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Summary: | Anthropologist Bruce Albert captures the poetic voice of Davi Kopenawa, shaman and spokesman for the Yanomami of the Brazilian Amazon, in this unique reading experience--a coming-of-age story, historical account, and shamanic philosophy, but most of all an impassioned plea to respect native rights and preserve the Amazon rainforest. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780674726116 9783110317350 9783110317121 9783110317114 9783110756067 9783110442205 |
DOI: | 10.4159/harvard.9780674726116?locatt=mode:legacy |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Davi Kopenawa. |