Under a Watchful Eye: Self, Power, and Intimacy in Amazonia Volume 9

by Harry Walker

Book Overview

What does it mean to be accompanied? How can autonomy and a sense of self emerge through one's involvement with others? This book examines the formation of self among the Urarina, an Amazonian people of lowland Peru. Based on detailed ethnography, the analysis highlights the role of intimate but asymmetrical attachments and dependencies which begin in the womb, but can extend beyond human society to include a variety of animals, plants, spirits and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B00Y2S00GA
• ISBN13: 9780520273603
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"