Book

The Jívaro: people of the sacred waterfalls

Anchor Press / DoubledayGarden City, N.y.Published In 1973 • Pages:

By: Harner, Michael J..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
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.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Sociocultural trends
Production and supply
Social control
Shamans and psychotherapists
Animism
Sacred objects and places
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Jivaro
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2000
RegionThe area the document pertains to
South America
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Amazon and Orinoco
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
Book
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Ethnologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Dubravka Schmalzbauer ; 1974
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1956-1957, 1964, 1969
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1956-1957
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Ecuador
NotesAdditional notes
Michael J. Harner
Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-219)
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Jivaro Indians/Shuar Indians