Falling Sky Words of a Yanomami Shaman

Name: Falling Sky Words of a Yanomami Shaman
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ISBN: 9780674724686

ISBN-10: 0674724682

ISBN-13: 9780674724686

Edition: 2013

Authors: Davi Kopenawa, Bruce Albert, Nicholas Elliott, Alison Dundy

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The Falling Sky is a remarkable first-person account of the life story and cosmo-ecological thought of Davi Kopenawa, shaman and spokesman for the Yanomami of the Brazilian Amazon. Representing a people whose very existence is in jeopardy, Davi Kopenawa paints an unforgettable picture of Yanomami culture, past and present, in the heart of the rainforest--a world where ancient indigenous knowledge and shamanic traditions cope with the global geopolitics of an insatiable natural resources extraction industry.In richly evocative language, Kopenawa recounts his initiation and experience as a shaman, as well as his first encounters with outsiders: government officials, missionaries, road…

Book details

List price: $45.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 11/15/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 648
Size: 6.30" wide x 9.65" long x 1.91" tall
Weight: 2.860
Language: English

Davi Kopenawa is a shaman and an internationally known spokesperson of the Brazilian Yanomami.