"Stake s] out a position that will affect future discussions of the emergence of chiefdoms. . . . promises to greatly increase our understanding of the emergence of inequality and institutionalized leadership positions."--John Scarry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
These compelling essays about Native American chiefs and their rise to power break new ground in the study of chiefdoms and their origins. Archaeologists, historians, and anthropologists bring up to date the information about many complex chiefdoms that flourished throughout the Americas, in which numerous...
"Stake s] out a position that will affect future discussions of the emergence of chiefdoms. . . . promises to greatly increase our understanding of...
On the little-known and darker side of shamanism there exists an ancient form of sorcery called "kanaim""a," a practice still observed among the Amerindians of the highlands of Guyana, Venezuela, and Brazil that involves the ritual stalking, mutilation, lingering death, and consumption of human victims. At once a memoir of cultural encounter and an ethnographic and historical investigation, this book offers a sustained, intimate look at "kanaim""a," its practitioners, their victims, and the reasons they give for their actions. Neil L. Whitehead tells of his own involvement with...
On the little-known and darker side of shamanism there exists an ancient form of sorcery called "kanaim""a," a practice still observed among the Ameri...
On the little-known and darker side of shamanism there exists an ancient form of sorcery called "kanaim""a," a practice still observed among the Amerindians of the highlands of Guyana, Venezuela, and Brazil that involves the ritual stalking, mutilation, lingering death, and consumption of human victims. At once a memoir of cultural encounter and an ethnographic and historical investigation, this book offers a sustained, intimate look at "kanaim""a," its practitioners, their victims, and the reasons they give for their actions. Neil L. Whitehead tells of his own involvement with...
On the little-known and darker side of shamanism there exists an ancient form of sorcery called "kanaim""a," a practice still observed among the Ameri...
