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Only one tribe of American Indians is known ever to have successfully revolted against the empire of Spain and to have thwarted all subsequent attempts by the Spaniards to reconquer them: the Jivaro (hee'-va-ro), the untsuri suarii of eastern Ecuador. This book is about their culture.

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Introduction Orthography I. The Jivaro: Background II. Shelter, Subsistence, and Technology III. Social Relations IV. The Hidden World V. Law, Feuding, and War VI. Cultural Change Epilogue Bibliography Notes Index

The Jivaro People of the Sacred Waterfalls

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      Publisher: University of California Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 25/09/1984
      ISBN13: 9780520050655, 978-0520050655
      ISBN10: 0520050657

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Only one tribe of American Indians is known ever to have successfully revolted against the empire of Spain and to have thwarted all subsequent attempts by the Spaniards to reconquer them: the Jivaro (hee'-va-ro), the untsuri suarii of eastern Ecuador. This book is about their culture.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction Orthography I. The Jivaro: Background II. Shelter, Subsistence, and Technology III. Social Relations IV. The Hidden World V. Law, Feuding, and War VI. Cultural Change Epilogue Bibliography Notes Index

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