The Spears of Twilight - Philippe Descola

The Spears of Twilight

Life and Death in the Amazon Jungle
Buch | Softcover
512 Seiten
1997
Flamingo (Verlag)
978-0-00-686352-6 (ISBN)
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The Jivaro tribe have survived in the Amazonian jungle by headhunting. Only one representative of civilized society, Philippe Descola, has been admitted to their company. In this book he describes their myths, their interpretation of dreams and their concepts of time and nature and leadership.
The Jivaro tribe, or Achuar, as they prefer to be known, have survived in isolation in the Amazonian jungle by headhunting. They have preserved a tribal life which resembles that of our hunter-gatherer ancestors. Only one representative of civilized society, Philippe Descola has been admitted to their company. This book depicts an unfamiliar civilization whose values are often bizarre to Western eyes. Over 20 years of increasing intimacy with the Achuar, Descola has produced a portrait of a culture no less complex than our own. He describes their myths, their interpretation of dreams and their concepts of time and nature and leadership.
Erscheint lt. Verlag 3.2.1997
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 129 x 198 mm
Gewicht 390 g
Themenwelt Reisen Reiseberichte Südamerika
Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie
ISBN-10 0-00-686352-3 / 0006863523
ISBN-13 978-0-00-686352-6 / 9780006863526
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