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Cubeo Hehénewa Religious Thought
Metaphysics of a Northwestern Amazonian People
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Irving Goldman
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Edited by:
Peter Wilson
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Afterword by:
Stephen Hugh-Jones
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English
Published/Copyright:
2004
About this book
The societies of Vaupés region are among the most documented indigenous cultures, in part because they are thought to resemble earlier civilizations lost during initial colonial conflict, and students and scholars are eagerly awaiting the publication of this posthumous work by the man widely regarded as the preeminent authority on Vaupés Amazonian societies. This definitive account of the religion of a significant Amazonian culture was substantially completed before Irving Goldman's death, but Peter Wilson has edited it for publication, providing an introduction to Goldman's work.
The societies of the Vaupés region are now among the most documented indigenous cultures of the New World, in part because they are thought to resemble earlier civilizations lost during initial colonial conflict. Here at last is the eagerly awaited publication of a posthumous work by the man widely regarded as the preeminent authority on Vaupés Amazonian societies. Cubeo Hehénewa Religious Thought will be the definitive account of the religious worldview of a significant Amazonian culture. Cubeo religious thought incorporates ideas about the nature of the cosmos, society, and human life; the individual's orientation to the world; the use of hallucinogenic substances; and a New World metaphysics. This volume was substantially completed before Irving Goldman's death, but Peter Wilson has edited it for publication, providing a thorough introduction to Goldman's work. Stephen Hugh-Jones has contributed an afterword, setting the work in the context of contemporary Vaupés ethnography.
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The late Irving Goldman was professor of anthropology at Sarah Lawrence College. The last surviving student of Franz Boas, he was author of The Cubeo Indians of the Northwest Amazon, Ancient Polynesian Society, and The Mouth of Heaven.Peter Wilson is emeritus professor of anthropology at Otago University in New Zealand and author of The Domestication of the Human Species. Stephen Hugh-Jones is head of the Department of Anthropology at Cambridge University and is a fellow of King's College.
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Stephen Grant Baines:
[A] Brilliant exemplary work which brings to life Cubeo religious thought.
[A] Brilliant exemplary work which brings to life Cubeo religious thought.
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Contents
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Editor’s Acknowledgments
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Editor’s Preface
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Editor’s Introduction
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1. INTRODUCTION
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2. CREATION AND EMERGENCE
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3. THE SOCIAL ORDER
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4. DAILY LIFE AT GROUND LEVEL
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5. THE COSMIC ORDER
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6. THE RITUAL ORDER
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7. DEATH AND MOURNING
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8. SHAMANS, JAGUARS, AND THUNDERERS
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9. CONCEPTS OF POWER
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10. GENDER
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Afterword by Stephen Hugh-Jones
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Glossary
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Bibliography
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Index
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April 21, 2004
eBook ISBN:
9780231503617
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488
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9780231503617
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