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Jivaro soulsarticle 1962 • Harner, Michael J.
Jivaro • South America > Amazon and Orinoco
This is a technically sophisticated analysis of a complex system of soul beliefs, and of their functional interrelations with other cultural, social and psychological variables. Specifically, there are two basic themes in the article: (1) a precise d...The JívaroBook 1973 • Harner, Michael J.
Jivaro • South America > Amazon and Orinoco
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 reli...Preface to the 1984 editionbook chapter 1984 • Harner, Michael J.
Jivaro • South America > Amazon and Orinoco
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 an...