Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. TABLES vii
4. FIGURES viii
5. MAPS ix
6. SERIES PREFACE x
7. PREFACE xvi
8. INTRODUCTION 1
9. Chapter 1 The Death of the Shaman 20
10. Chapter 2 Species and Spirits 37
11. Chapter 3 E’manoka’e – Curing 62
12. Chapter 4 Dreams and the Source of Knowledge 80
13. Chapter 5 The Politics of Shamanic Curing 99
14. Chapter 6 The Social Path from Desire to Power 116
15. Chapter 7 Generosity and Giving 138
16. Chapter 8 Encounters 159
17. Chapter 9 Social Change among the Arakmbut 182
18. Chapter 10 The Colonial Context of Social Change 200
19. Chapter 11 Internal Factors in Socio-Political Change 220
20. Chapter 12 The Invisible World and its Changeless Qualities 240
21. CONCLUSION 257
22. ORTHOGRAPHY 269
23. GLOSSARY 271
24. BIBLIOGRPAHY 278
25. INDEX 286