Isbn: 9780231125253 - kinship with monkeys: the guajá foragers of eastern amazonia (historical ecology series): the guajá foragers of eastern amazonia (the historical ecology series) (6 Ergebnisse)

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. 2003. South America, Native Americans. Columbia University Press. 234p., fine paperback.

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Zustand: New. How can monkeys be both eaten as food and nurtured as children? Her research reveals that monkeys play a vital role in Guaja society, ecology, economy, and religion. In Guaja animistic beliefs, all forms of plant and animal life-especially monkeys-have souls and are woven into a comprehensive kinship system. Series: Historical Ecology Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1KLSBZ; JFSL9; JHMP; PSAF; PSVW79. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 499. . 2003. Illustrated. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 234 pages. 8.75x6.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Zustand: New. How can monkeys be both eaten as food and nurtured as children? Her research reveals that monkeys play a vital role in Guaja society, ecology, economy, and religion. In Guaja animistic beliefs, all forms of plant and animal life-especially monkeys-have soul.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Intrigued by a slide showing a woman breast-feeding a monkey, anthropologist Loretta A. Cormier spent fifteen months living among the Guajá, a foraging people in a remote area of Brazil. The result is this ethnographic study of the extraordinary relationship between the Guajá Indians and monkeys. While monkeys are a key food source for the Guajá, certain pet monkeys have a quasi-human status. Some infant monkeys are adopted and nurtured as human children while others are consumed in accordance with the 'symbolic cannibalism' of their belief system.…