The Spears of Twilight By Philip Descola Life and Death in the Amazon Jungle

1996 Hardcover, 1st Edition

Dust Jacket

Harper Collins

Very Good Condition

History- Amazon Jungle

The Spears of Twilight: Life and Death in the Amazon Jungle is an acclaimed anthropological book by Philippe Descola, detailing his immersive fieldwork with the Achuar people (a Jivaro tribe) in the Upper Amazon from 1976-1978. It's a narrative ethnography that explores the Achuar's unique worldview, which blends an idealistic individualism with a deep connection to nature, spirits, and a complex social structure marked by violence, headhunting, and intricate kinship systems, all presented with literary flair