Urarina Society, Cosmology, and History in Peruvian Amazonia

by Bartholomew Dean

Book Overview

"This work transcends the two-dimensional studies of conventional ethnography. Dean provides a comprehensive vision of the Urarina, making and remaking themselves in the complex history and multiethnic society of lowland Peru."--Richard K. Reed, Trinity University

The Urarina are an indigenous group found in the Peruvian lowlands. Seemingly isolated, they actually have a long history of engaging in networks of trade with outside groups, argues...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813049512
• ISBN13: 9780813049519
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"