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The falling sky

Davi Kopenawa
2013635 pages
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The shaman and spokesman for the Yanomami tribe of the Brazilian Amazon describes the culture conflicts his people have faced in Western industrial society and global politics, issuing a plea for the native peoples of the Amazon. "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…

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5 editions
  • Other · English · 2023
    Falling Sky
    Harvard University Press · 9780674292130
  • Other · English · 2023
    Falling Sky
    Harvard University Press · 9780674293564
  • Other · English · 2013
    Falling Sky
    Harvard University Press · 648 pages · 9780674726116
  • Other · English · 2013
    The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press · 622 pages · 9780674724686
  • Other · English · 2013
    Falling Sky
    Harvard University Press · 9780674727076
ShamanismYanomamo IndiansShamansBiographyHistoryIndians of south america, historyWomen, brazilWomen, biography