To Drink of Death: The Narrative of a Shuar Warrior

by Janet Wall Hendricks

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The Shuar people of southeastern Ecuador are famous for their fierce independence, their long resistance to conquest . . . and their practice of shrinking heads. Among the members of this warlike tribe, the name Tukup' is held in great respect as both a warrior and a shaman. Anthropologist Hendricks chanced to meet Tukup' during her fieldwork, and he accepted her invitation to tell his life story. That account, presented here, provides a valuable...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0816513538

ISBN13:9780816513536

Release Date:February 1994

Publisher:University of Arizona Press

Length:316 Pages

Weight:1.82 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 6.5" x 9.6"

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