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The Makuna Of Eastern Colombia Inhabit An Amazonian Rain Forest Teeming With Plant And Animal Life That Provides Them Not Only With A Livelihood But Also With Cultural Inspiration That Infuses Their Daily Life And Frequent Ritual Performances. In Full-color Photographs And An Evocative Text, Diego Samper And Kaj Arhem Celebrate The Natural Surroundings, Domestic Life, And Vibrant Rituals Of A Rain-forest People Whose Cultural Future Is Being Jeopardized By Outsiders' Destruction Of Their Lands. 1. Coming Home : The Mind's Eye -- 2. The Makuna World : Peoples Of The Vaupés ; The Makuna ; The Resilience Of Tradition -- 3. The Land : Rivers Of Hunger, Rivers Of Plenty ; Enchanted Forest ; Lessons Of A Shaman -- 4. The Long House : The Daily Round ; Riches Of The House ; Sacred Space -- 5. Making A Living : Children Of The Plant Mother ; Natural Affines ; Forest Fruit ; Food Shamanism ; The Makuna Way -- 6. The Dance Of The Spirits : Spirits Of The Dead, Source Of Life -- 7. The Threat : Cerro Rojo: A Gold Mining Town ; Eyes Of The Spirits ; Amazonian Apocalypse. Kaj Århem ; Photographs By Diego Samper. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 167-168) And Index.

Author

Kaj Århem; photographs by Diego Samper

Publisher

Washington [D.C.]: Smithsonian Institution Press

Published

1998

Language

EN

ISBN

9781560988748

Subjects

History, Travel, Philosophy

Rating

4.7 / 5 (7 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14