Tales of the Yanomami: Daily Life in the Venezuelan Forest (Canto original series)

the Yanomami Indians, Living In The Depths Of The Venezuelan Forest, Are One Of The Most Interesting Of The World's Tribal Peoples. Jacques Lizot Lived Among Them For Over Fifteen Years And Has Written An Account Which Allows Them To Speak For Themselves, In Stories Told By Yanomami Individuals. The Tales Are Revealing In The Insights They Provide Into The Indians' Daily Experience; Their Shamanism, Magic And Sorcery; And Conflict And Alliance With Other Villages. The Result Is A Richly Evocative And Intimate Account - Illustrated With Revealing Photographs Of The Yanomami's Own Perceptions Of Their World - Recreating In Detail The Atmosphere, Speech, Noises, Smells And Images Of Life In The Amazon Forest. "The Yanomami Indians of the Venezuelan Forest are to some extent known already to the outside world through the books that have been written, and the films that have been made about them. In this book, Jacques Lizot allows the Indians to speak for themselves. The result is a rich, evocative and intimate account of the way in which they perceive, and feel about, their world. Presented in the form of stories told by a few key Yanomami individuals, the book offers little analysis, but instead leaves it to the reader to develop his or her own interpretations. It will be valuable for teachers and students of anthropology, both for the new and well-documented ethnographic material it contains, as well as for its alternative approach to writing ethnography. It is also unique in the way in which it conveys the atmosphere, talk, noise, smells, images, and flavour of Amazonia and its Indians, and it will therefore appeal to any reader interested in the world's contemporary non-industrial peoples"--Publisher description. After living fifteen years with the Yanomami, Lizot provides direct accounts of daily experience, shamanism, conflict and alliances It is not yet daylight. The river seems to have stayed its flow.