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Watunna : An Orinoco Creation Cycle by Marc de Civrieux is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Watunna : An Orinoco Creation Cycle about?
Originally published in Spanish in 1970, Watunna is the epic history and creation stories of the Makiritare, or Yekuana, people living along the northern bank of the Upper Orinoco River of Venezuela, a region of mountains and virgin forest virtually unexplored even to the present. The first English edition of this book was published in 1980 to rave reviews. This edition contains a new foreword by David Guss, as well as Mediata, a detailed myth that recounts the origins of shamanism.
Who reads Watunna : An Orinoco Creation Cycle?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Marc de Civrieux
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Published
- 1997
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780292730656
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Science, Religion, History
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