The Arakmbut are an indigenous people who live in the Madre de Dios region of the southeastern Peruvian rain forest. Since their first encounters with missionaries in the 1950s, they have shown resilience and a determination to affirm their identity in the face of many difficulties. During the last fifteen years, Arakmbut survival has been under threat from a goldrush that has attracted hundreds of colonists onto their territories. This trilogy of books traces the ways in which the Arakmbut overcome the dangers that surround them: their mythology and cultural strength; their social flexibility; and their capacity to incorporate non-indigenous concepts and activities into their defence strategies. Each area is punctuated by the constant presence of the invisible spirit, which provides a seamless theme connecting the books to each other.
Volume 1
MYTHOLOGY, SPIRITUALITY, AND HISTORYVolume 2
THE LAST SHAMAN
Change in an Amazonian CommunityVolume 3
INDIGENOUS RIGHTS AND DEVELOPMENT
Self-Determination in an Amazonian CommunityBuy all three volumes for 20% discount
- ISBN10 1571818979
- ISBN13 9781571818973
- Publish Date 1 June 1997
- Publish Status Cancelled
- Out of Print 9 August 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Berghahn Books, Incorporated
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 1022
- Language English
- URL http://berghahnbooks.com/title/Gray3Vol