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BL
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| Record Number
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988538
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b742908
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| Uniform Title
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Lances du crépuscule.English
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| Main Entry
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Descola, Philippe.
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| Title & Author
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The spears of twilight : : life and death in the Amazon jungle /\ Philippe Descola ; translated from the French by Janet Lloyd.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: New Press,, ©1996.
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| Page. NO
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458 pages :: illustrations, maps ;; 25 cm
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| ISBN
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1565842286
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: 1565844386
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: 9781565842281
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: 9781565844384
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 426-442) and index.
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| Contents
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Taming the forest -- Matters of affinity -- Visions.
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| Abstract
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The Spears of Twilight is the extraordinary story of three years among the legendary Jivaro Indians of South America by Philippe Descola, a student of Claude Levi-Strauss. Isolated in the jungle of the Upper Amazon on the border of Ecuador and Peru, the Achuar are a tribe of Jivaros whose reputation for headhunting has kept them safe for centuries from incursions by whites. The Spears of Twilight is the story of Descola's years among them and a tribute to their resistance. Chronicling his growing intellectual and emotional intimacy with the Achuar, Descola leads the reader through the joys and sorrows of their daily life: the drama of their remarkable belligerence, the poetry of their magical songs, and the excitement of their mystic encounters with the spirits of ancestors. The Spears of Twilight is also a fascinating narrative of Descola's gradual comprehension of the Achuar's consciousness; through the book a sophisticated and unusual cosmology emerges that deeply undermines our own understanding of time, religion, nature, and society.
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Jivaran Indians-- Social life and customs.
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Jivaran Indians-- Social life and customs.
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Manners and customs.
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Geweld.
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Jivaro (volk)
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Amazon River Region, Social life and customs.
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Amazon River Region.
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| Dewey Classification
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981/.1004983
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| LC Classification
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F2230.2.J58D4713 1996
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| NLM classification
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73.40bcl
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