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Spirit of the Shuar: Wisdom from the Last Unconquered People of the Amazon

By John Perkins, Shakaim Mariano Shakai Ijisam Chumpi
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By John Perkins, Shakaim Mariano Shakai Ijisam Chumpi
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* Discover the thoughts, history, and customs of the Shuar of the Amazon, as told in their own words.

* Tribe members explain their practices of shapeshifting and headhunting; the interdependence of humans and the environment; the role of ecstatic sex; their belief in war as a path to peace; and their faith in arutam, the life spirit.

The indomitable Shuar of the Amazon--reputed to be the only tribe in the Americas that has never been conquered--have lived as warriors, hunters, cultivators, ...

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New Age & Alternative BeliefsNative American StudiesWitchcraft & MagicAlternative SpiritualityNative South American & Caribbean PeopleNative South American & Caribbean Peoples - General & MiscellaneousNative South American & Caribbean Peoples - Religion & MythologyShamanismShuar IndiansShuar philosophy