Tales of the Yanomami: Daily Life in the Venezuelan Forest

by Jacques Lizot

Book Overview

The Yanomami Indians, living in the depths of the Venezuelan forest, are one of the most interesting of the world's tribal peoples. Jacques Lizot lived among them for over fifteen years and has... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521406722
• ISBN13: 9780521406727
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

The Yanomami are FUNNY AS ALL HELL!!!!

This book is an anthropological case study of a group of south american indians. Not only is it interesting from a scientific standpoint, it is also hilarious. The Yanomami are highly sexual. I had no idea there were so many creative activities a person could engage in with the penis (masterbation in the mouth of a river fish was a new one on me). They are also a fascinatingly brutal culture. For instance, its perfectly ok in the Yanomami culture to bonk someone over the head with a heavy club in an argument. Overall, a very entertaining read about a culture as foreign as one could imagine.