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ARUTAM and culture change

Antropológica • 99-100 • Published In 2003 • Pages: 165-185

By: Boster, James S..

Abstract

In this article, Boster reviews the literature on the ARUTAM, the Jivaro soul. He compares the work of Harner (see document nos. 32 and 34), Karsten (document no. 1), and the Salesian missionary Father Pellizaro. Differences among them he attributes to cultural change among the Jivaro, themselves However, he also acknowledges that Pellizaro's attempt to compare and synthesize Jivaro and Judeo-Christian thought, achieved a broader, more comprehensive understanding of the concept of ARUTAM, which is partly corroborated in more recent ethnographies

HRAF PubDate

2000

Region

South America

Sub Region

Amazon and Orinoco

Document Type

article

Evaluation

Creator Type

Ethnologist

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

Ian Skoggard; 2005

Field Date

1976-1978

Coverage Date

1950-1990

Coverage Place

Peru and Ecuador

Notes

James S. Boster

Includes bibliographical references

LCCN

65004908

LCSH

Jivaro Indians/Shuar Indians