Book

Yanomamö warfare, social organization and marriage alliances

University Microfilms • Ann Arbor, Mich. • Published In 1967 • Pages:

By: Chagnon, Napoleon A..

Abstract

In this study, Chagnon found that a situation of extreme aggression characterized intra-tribal relations among the Yanoama of the Mavaca Basin of Venezuela. Among these Yanoama Indians villages split frequently due to conflicts between residents. Warfare is most frequent and fierce between villages that have developed from such splits. The most frequent cause for conflict is the shortage of women. Alliances between villages are very unstable because of the frequency of warfare. Chagnon found that this high level of conflict was not at all characteristic of the Yanoama of the Uraricaa River area in northern Brazil.

HRAF PubDate

1995

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

Sigrid Khera ; John Beierle

Field Date

1964-1966

Coverage Date

1964-1966 (p. introductory p. ii)

Coverage Place

Venezuela

Notes

Napoleon Alphonseau Chagnon

UM 67-8226

Bibliography: p. 216-221

Thesis (Ph.D.) - University of Michigan, 1966

LCSH

Yanoama Indians