Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Editor’s Acknowledgments xiii
4. Editor’s Preface xv
5. Editor’s Introduction xix
6. 1. INTRODUCTION 1
7. 2. CREATION AND EMERGENCE 17
8. 3. THE SOCIAL ORDER 48
9. 4. DAILY LIFE AT GROUND LEVEL 121
10. 5. THE COSMIC ORDER 151
11. 6. THE RITUAL ORDER 185
12. 7. DEATH AND MOURNING 232
13. 8. SHAMANS, JAGUARS, AND THUNDERERS 300
14. 9. CONCEPTS OF POWER 345
15. 10. GENDER 384
16. Afterword by Stephen Hugh-Jones 405
17. Glossary 413
18. Bibliography 423
19. Index 427