Families of the forest : the Matsigenka Indians of the Peruvian Amazon / Allen Johnson.
The idea of a family level society assumes moving, breathing form in Families of the Forest. According to Allen Johnson's ethnography, the Matsigenka people of southeastern Peru cannot be understood or appreciated except as a family level society; the family level of sociocultural integration i...
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| Language: | English |
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Berkeley :
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©2003.
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| Series: | Hellenistic culture and society ;
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Table of Contents:
- Illustrations; Tables; Preface; Introduction: Among the Matsigenka; 1 Setting and History; 2 Making a Living; 3 Family Life; 4 Society and Politics; 5 Cosmos; Conclusion: A Family Level Society; Glossary; References Cited; Index.