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Cubeo Hehenewa Religious Thought
Goldman, Irving. Ed(S): Wilson, Peter J.
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Paperback. The societies of Vaupes region are among the most documented indigenous cultures, in part because they are thought to resemble earlier civilizations lost during initial colonial conflict, and students and scholars are eagerly awaiting the publication of this posthumous work by the man widely regarded as the preeminent. Editor(s): Wilson, Peter J. Num Pages: 488 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; HRKT; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 771.
The societies of the Vaupes region are now among the most documented indigenous cultures of the New World, in part because they are thought to resemble earlier civilizations lost during initial colonial conflict. Here at last is the eagerly awaited publication of a posthumous work by the man widely regarded as the preeminent authority on Vaupes Amazonian societies. Cubeo Hehenewa Religious Thought will be the definitive account of the religious worldview of a significant Amazonian culture. Cubeo religious thought incorporates ideas about the nature of the cosmos, society, and human life; the individual's orientation to the world; the use of ... Read more
The societies of the Vaupes region are now among the most documented indigenous cultures of the New World, in part because they are thought to resemble earlier civilizations lost during initial colonial conflict. Here at last is the eagerly awaited publication of a posthumous work by the man widely regarded as the preeminent authority on Vaupes Amazonian societies. Cubeo Hehenewa Religious Thought will be the definitive account of the religious worldview of a significant Amazonian culture. Cubeo religious thought incorporates ideas about the nature of the cosmos, society, and human life; the individual's orientation to the world; the use of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
Number of Pages
488
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231130219
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V9780231130219
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About Goldman, Irving. Ed(S): Wilson, Peter J.
The late Irving Goldman was professor of anthropology at Sarah Lawrence College. The last surviving student of Franz Boas, he was author of The Cubeo Indians of the Northwest Amazon, Ancient Polynesian Society, and The Mouth of Heaven.Peter Wilson is emeritus professor of anthropology at Otago University in New Zealand and author of The Domestication of the Human Species. Stephen ... Read more
Reviews for Cubeo Hehenewa Religious Thought
[A] Brilliant exemplary work which brings to life Cubeo religious thought.
Stephen Grant Baines Latin American Studies
Stephen Grant Baines Latin American Studies