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| Acknowledgments | vii | |
| Prologue | viii | |
| Publisher's Preface | xii | |
| 1 | Dreaming the World: Talking with the Dead in the Words of Chumpi | 1 |
| 2 | The Gender Dance: Love, Sex, and Control: The Origin of the Tabu of Incest in the Words of Peem | 15 |
| Sex and Beer | ||
| Reining in Their Men | ||
| Marriage | ||
| Extramarital Relations | ||
| Sexual Training | ||
| 3 | A Brotherhood and Etsaa's Lesson: Oneness and the Secret of Peace in the Words of Chumpi | 44 |
| Amikri Men | ||
| Etsaa's Lesson for the Shuar | ||
| 4 | War, Arutam, and Balance: A Tale of Nunqui in the Words of Rosa Shakai | 59 |
| Domingo's First Battle | ||
| Headhunting, the Tsantsa, and Change | ||
| A Modern Warrior | ||
| 5 | "We Don't Die--We Just Become Something Else": Shapeshifting in the Words of Mariano, Chumpi, Tuntuam, Daniel Wachapa, Domingo, and Peem | 78 |
| Dream on It | ||
| Facing Fear with the Power of Arutam | ||
| Other Lives | ||
| Tukupi | ||
| 6 | The Sacred Teacher Plants: Initiation into Adulthood in the Words of Mariano and Yaanua Patricia Arcos Tuitza | 99 |
| Psychotropic Plants and the Catholic Church | ||
| Ayahuasca | ||
| Datura | ||
| Chicha | ||
| Tobacco | ||
| The Role of the Teacher Plants | ||
| 7 | The Shaman and Dream Change: The Shaman's Journey in the Words of Daniel Wachapa | 120 |
| Shamanic Healing | ||
| Shamanic Training and Initiation | ||
| Dream Change | ||
| 8 | Sowing the Spirit of the Shuar: Progress and Development in the Words of Yajanua Maria Arcos, Yaanua Patricia, and Mariano | 141 |
| Achuar Tribal Council | ||
| Anaconda and Evias | ||
| Ransom | ||
| Seeds Planted | ||
| Secrets | ||
| Epilogue | 160 | |
| A Note from John Perkins on Storytelling and Translation | 165 | |
| Glossary | 168 | |
| Dream Change Coalition | 170 |
| Price | Condition | Delivery | Seller | Action |
| $99.99 | Digital |
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BRIAN WINCHELL
reviewed Spirit of the Shuar: Wisdom from the Last Unconquered People of the Amazon on May 31, 2019
Spirit of the Shuar
"Since the beginning of time, men have been the keepers of death. Just as only women can give life, it's been the unique privilege of men to take it. But what of the modern industrial culture of killing and war? Take a sip of Coca Cola, press a button, and one million people are incinerated. Where is the connection to the power of death?" -Tukupi, a elderly Shuar warrior on his thoughts about the destruction of the forests, and its connection to western society's disrespect, and disconnect from death and destruction of humans and other living things.
I was given this book many years ago, never read it, and in the interest of getting rid of weight before my next move, I had to give this book a try before donating it. It's not my typical read, but I have much respect for its writers and the countless hours they must have spent gathering these stories shared from the Shuar that would have otherwise been lost over time. I'm so glad I gave this book a try. It was an excellent and interesting read full of wisdom from the Shuar, potent warnings about climate change and the need to respect our planet's spirit and resources.
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