book chapter
Preface to the 1984 edition
Jívaro, people of the sacred waterfalls • Berkeley • Published In 1984 • Pages: iii-xx
By: Harner, Michael J..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is the preface to the 1984 edition of Harner's 'The Jívaro,' originally pulished in 1972. In this preface Harner refers to ethnographic works that have been published since his first edition. He also discusses the subsequent fate of the Shuar and their successful organization into a federation with the help of missionaries. According to Harner this was a necessary step in the onslaught of colonization occurring in the area and pending loss of Shuar land and territory Shifting to cattle ranching also helped to secure Jivaro control of land. Harner also discusses Jivaro relationships to the pan-Indian movement and Ecuadorian government, and the etimology of the terms 'Jivaro' and 'Shuar.'
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- External migration
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Real property
- Territorial hierarchy
- 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 chapter
- 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
- Ian Skoggard; 2005
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1956-1969
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1972-1984
- 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
- Reprint. Originally published: Garden City, N.Y. : Published for the American Museum of Natural History by Doubleday/Natural History Press, 1972
- Includes bibliographical references (p. xvi-xx)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 84241518
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Jivaro Indians/Shuar Indians