Book
The Jívaro: people of the sacred waterfalls
Anchor Press / Doubleday • Garden City, N.Y. • Published In 1973 • Pages:
By: Harner, Michael J..
Abstract
This general work on the Jivaro Indians focuses on the specific and prominent aspects of the culture such as the headhunting and the drug use, showing the socio-economic integration of these aspects with the rest of the culture, notably with the religious system Data include history and culture change material which the author made a special effort to secure Kindred tribes such as Aguaruna, Huambisa and Achuare have been marked for this source as Jivaro, though they are treated in the source as alien tribes, being traditional enemies of the Jivaro.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- South America
- Sub Region
- Amazon and Orinoco
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Dubravka Schmalzbauer ; 1974
- Field Date
- 1956-1957, 1964, 1969
- Coverage Date
- 1956-1957
- Coverage Place
- Ecuador
- Notes
- Michael J. Harner
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-219)
- LCSH
- Jivaro Indians/Shuar Indians