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People of the Ucayali: The Shipibo and Conibo of Peru (International Museum of Cultures Publication, No 12)
by Lucille Eakin ; Harry Boonstra ; Erwin Lauriault
Binding: Paperback, 62 pages
Publisher: Summer Institue of Linguistics
List Price: USD $9.00
Weight: 20
Dimension: H: 0.75 x L: 8.3 x W: 0.53 inches
ISBN 10: 0883121638
ISBN 13: 9780883121634
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Describes the cultures of two closely related language groups in the Peruvian Amazon: the Shipibo and Conibo.Shares personal observations of their subsistence and economic, social,and political organization. Looks at their view of medicine and the supernatural. Discusses their life cycles.Table of ContentsIllustrationsPreface 1. InstructionHistoryAcculturation 2. SubsistenceHunting and FishingAgricultureAnimal HusbandryFood Preparation and Consumption 3. Economic Organization and manufactureExternal Economic RelationsPropertyManufactureTransportation 4. Arts, Dress, and RecreationAttireMusic and DanceCelebrations 5. Political and Social OrganizationAuthority StructureOffences and SanctionsSocial and Residential StructureKinship TerminologyMarriageClans 6. Man and the SupernaturalMythThe Spiritual WorldMan s SpiritMagical Plants 7. MedicineMedical ConditionsEthnomedicineWestern Medicine 8. Life CyclePregnancy and ChildbirthChildhoodFormal EducationPubertyMarriage PreparationsMarried LifeTermination of MarriageDeathEnd of MourningRemarriageReferences

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