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xxi, 280 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. Prologue: The killing of Ruwahiwa -- ch. 1. Doing field work among the Yanomamo: Vignette ; Collecting data in the field ; Beyond the Bisaasi-teri and into the remote vilages -- ch. 2. Cultural ecology: The physical environment ; Hunting, gathering, and gardening ; The cultural ecology of settlement pattern ; New data from 1990 and 1991 fieldwork ; The great protein debate : Yanomamo data and anthropological theory -- ch. 3. Myth and cosmos: The spiritual environment -- ch. 4. Social organization and demography: Daily social life ; Social structure ; The demographic basis of social behavior ; The decay of the nuclear family -- ch. 5. Political alliances, trading, and feasting: general features of alliances ; Trading and freasting in alliance formation ; Historical background to a particular feast ; The feast ; The chest-pounding duel -- ch. 6. Yanomamo warfare: Levels of violence ; The raid of Nomohori ; A specific war ; General comments in yanomamo violence -- ch. 7. Alliance with the Mishimishimabowei-teri: Conceptions of the Mishimishimabowei-teri -- ch. 8. The acceleration of change in Yanomamoland: Gradual cersus catastrophic change ; Variation in degree and kind of contact ; The 1987 Brazilian gold rush ; Kaobawa's village ; Contending influences and conflicting information. Napoleon A. Chagnon. Filmography: p. 270-272. Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-269) and index. Yanomamo Indians F2520.1.Y3 C5 1997 306 0155053272 9780155053274 96078476 970509 20181127183911.0 7577