TY - BOOK AU - Kopenawa,Davi AU - Albert,Bruce AU - Elliott,Nicholas AU - Dundy,Alison TI - The falling sky: words of a Yanomami shaman SN - 9780674726116 AV - F2520.1.Y3 K6613 2013eb U1 - 305.898/92 23 PY - 2013/// CY - Cambridge, Massachusetts PB - The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press KW - Kopenawa, Davi. KW - Kopenawa, Davi KW - Shamans KW - Brazil KW - Biography KW - Yanomamo Indians KW - History KW - 20th century KW - Shamanism KW - Yanomami (Indiens) KW - Brésil KW - Biographies KW - Histoire KW - 20e siècle KW - Chamanisme KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE KW - Anthropology KW - Cultural KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Schamane KW - gnd KW - Häuptling KW - Aktivist KW - Yanomami KW - Electronic books N1 - Translation of: La chute du ciel : paroles d'un chaman yanomami. ©2010; Includes bibliographical references (pages 595-607) and index; Frontmatter --; Contents --; Foreword --; Maps --; Setting the Scene --; Words Given --; I. Becoming O1ther --; II. Metal Smoke --; III. The Falling Sky --; Words of Omama --; How This Book Was Written --; Appendix A. Ethnonym, Language, and Orthography --; Appendix B. The Yanomami in Brazil --; Appendix C. Watoriki --; Appendix D. The Haximu Massacre --; Notes --; Ethnobiological Glossary --; Geographic Glossary --; References --; Acknowledgments --; Index N2 - Anthropologist Bruce Albert captures the poetic voice of Davi Kopenawa, shaman and spokesman for the Yanomami of the Brazilian Amazon, in this unique reading experience--a coming-of-age story, historical account, and shamanic philosophy, but most of all an impassioned plea to respect native rights and preserve the Amazon rainforest UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=660036 ER -