Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Notes on Orthography -- Introduction -- 1. A Brief History of the Guajá -- 2. A Brief History of New World Monkeys -- 3. Monkey Hunting -- 4. Guajá Kinship -- 5. Animism and the Forest Siblings -- 6. Pet Monkeys -- 7. Cosmology and Symbolic Cannibalism -- Conclusion. Ethnoprimatology in Amazonia and Beyond -- Appendix. Monkeys in the Guajá Habitat -- Notes -- References -- Index
Summary
How can monkeys be both eaten as food and nurtured as children' Her research reveals that monkeys play a vital role in Guaja society, ecology, economy, and religion. In GuajA animistic beliefs, all forms of plant and animal life -- especially monkeys -- have souls and are woven into a comprehensive kinship system
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-218) and index
