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Culture Summaryessay 2020 • Dole, Gertrude Evelyn
Amahuaca • South America > Amazon and Orinoco
This is a culture summary of the Amahuaca people. Information is presented on major aspects ofAmahuaca culture....The marriages of Pachoarticle 1974 • Dole, Gertrude Evelyn
Amahuaca • South America > Amazon and Orinoco
This is a descriptive account of familial and inter-household interactions observed during the courting and marriage of a young woman, and upon the death and burial of an infant. The marriage was an irregular one, which the author regards as showing ...Endocannibalism among the Amahuaca Indiansarticle 1962 • Dole, Gertrude Evelyn
Amahuaca • South America > Amazon and Orinoco
The Amahuaca practice a form of endocannibalism that involves consuming some of the pulverized bones of the deceased following burial, exhumation, and cremation. Such practice is thought to banish the deceased's spirit, which is considered malevolent...Pattern and variation in Amahuaca kin terminologyarticle 1979 • Dole, Gertrude Evelyn
Amahuaca • South America > Amazon and Orinoco
This is a detailed and comprehensive account of Amahuaca kinship terminology. The Amahuaca use multiple terms to refer to each other. The author explains this complexity in relation to the prescribed marriage and residence patterns of a small populat...