Mindful of Famine
Religious Climatology of the Warao Indians (Religions of the World)
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Author
Publication
1997-03-25 - Harvard Center for the Study of World Religions
Language
English
Word Count
90,750 words, Guess
Page Count
363 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL8448949M
- ISBN-139780945454113
- ISBN-100945454112
- OCLC Control Number35183990
- OCLC Control Numbermindfuloffaminer0000wilb
and 2 more
- Library of Congress Control Number96032031
- Goodreads2899734
Classifications
- LCCF2319.2.W3 M55 1996
- DDC299/.88
Description
Comprising nearly 30,000 individuals, the Warao of the Orinoco Delta in northeastern Venezuela are one of the largest contemporary Indian societies of Amazonia. Survival under the extreme ecological conditions of the deltaic marshland, however, demands of its occupants exceptional adaptive agility and an affirmative disposition toward acculturative change. In Mindful of Famine, Johannes Wilbert presents the Warao's response to the climatological challenge of their homeland, deftly weaving the strands of geographic, atmospheric, biological, and cultural lore and learning into a rich tapestry of environmental wisdom.
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