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- catalog abstract "The Spears of Twilight is the extraordinary story of three years among the legendary Jivaro Indians of South America by Philippe Descola, a student of Claude Levi-Strauss. Isolated in the jungle of the Upper Amazon on the border of Ecuador and Peru, the Achuar are a tribe of Jivaros whose reputation for headhunting has kept them safe for centuries from incursions by whites. The Spears of Twilight is the story of Descola's years among them and a tribute to their. Resistance. Chronicling his growing intellectual and emotional intimacy with the Achuar, Descola leads the reader through the joys and sorrows of their daily life: the drama of their remarkable belligerence, the poetry of their magical songs, and the excitement of their mystic encounters with the spirits of ancestors. The Spears of Twilight is also a fascinating narrative of Descola's gradual comprehension of the Achuar's consciousness; through the book a sophisticated. And unusual cosmology emerges that deeply undermines our own understanding of time, religion, nature, and society.".
- catalog alternative "Lances du crépuscule. English".
- catalog contributor b10152740.
- catalog coverage "Amazon River Region Social life and customs.".
- catalog created "c1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "c1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1996.".
- catalog description "And unusual cosmology emerges that deeply undermines our own understanding of time, religion, nature, and society.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 426-442) and index.".
- catalog description "Resistance. Chronicling his growing intellectual and emotional intimacy with the Achuar, Descola leads the reader through the joys and sorrows of their daily life: the drama of their remarkable belligerence, the poetry of their magical songs, and the excitement of their mystic encounters with the spirits of ancestors. The Spears of Twilight is also a fascinating narrative of Descola's gradual comprehension of the Achuar's consciousness; through the book a sophisticated.".
- catalog description "The Spears of Twilight is the extraordinary story of three years among the legendary Jivaro Indians of South America by Philippe Descola, a student of Claude Levi-Strauss. Isolated in the jungle of the Upper Amazon on the border of Ecuador and Peru, the Achuar are a tribe of Jivaros whose reputation for headhunting has kept them safe for centuries from incursions by whites. The Spears of Twilight is the story of Descola's years among them and a tribute to their.".
- catalog extent "458 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Spears of twilight.".
- catalog identifier "1565842286".
- catalog isFormatOf "Spears of twilight.".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "c1996.".
- catalog language "eng fre".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : New Press,".
- catalog relation "Spears of twilight.".
- catalog spatial "Amazon River Region Social life and customs.".
- catalog subject "981/.1004983 20".
- catalog subject "F2230.2.J58 D4713 1996".
- catalog subject "Jivaran Indians Social life and customs.".
- catalog title "Lances du crépuscule. English".
- catalog title "The spears of twilight : life and death in the Amazon jungle / Philippe Descola ; translated from the French by Janet Lloyd.".
- catalog type "text".