The falling sky : words of a Yanomami shaman / / Davi Kopenawa, Bruce Albert ; translated by Nicholas Elliott and Alison Dundy

• Autore: Kopenawa Davi
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, Masschusetts : , : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, , 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (690 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.898/92
• Soggetto topico: Shamanism - Brazil - History - 20th century; Shamans - Brazil; Yanomamo Indians - History - 20th century; Yanomamo Indians - Brazil
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: AlbertBruce <1952-> DundyAlison
• Note generali: Translation of: La chute du ciel : paroles d'un chaman yanomami. ©2010.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 595-607) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Maps -- Setting the Scene -- Words Given -- I. Becoming O1ther -- II. Metal Smoke -- III. The Falling Sky -- Words of Omama -- How This Book Was Written -- Appendices -- Appendix A. Ethnonym, Language, and Orthography -- Appendix B. The Yanomami in Brazil -- Appendix C. Watoriki -- Appendix D. The Haximu Massacre -- Notes -- Ethnobiological Glossary -- Geographic Glossary -- References -- Acknowledgments -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Anthropologist Bruce Albert captures the poetic voice of Davi Kopenawa, shaman and spokesman for the Yanomami of the Brazilian Amazon, in this unique reading experience--a coming-of-age story, historical account, and shamanic philosophy, but most of all an impassioned plea to respect native rights and preserve the Amazon rainforest.
• Titolo autorizzato: The falling sky
• ISBN: 0-674-72707-X; 0-674-72611-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910465154903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II