God in the rainforest: a tale of martyrdom and redemption in Amazonian Ecuador
"Palm Beach" on the Curaray River -- The home front -- Sil and the "auca epic" -- The next steps -- An invitation to meet Dayomae's kin -- Peaceful contact -- A parting of the ways -- The (apparently) idyllic years -- Big oil, Waorani relocation, and polio -- Early anti-miss...
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| Type de support: | Imprimé Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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New York, NY
Oxford University Press
[2019]
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| Dans: | Année: 2019 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Ecuador
/ Amazonas
/ Huaorani (Indiens)
/ Christianisation
/ Mission
/ Histoire 1956-1994
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| Classifications IxTheo: | RJ Mission |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Missionaries
Biography
Napo River Valley (Ecuador and Peru)
B Indians of South America Missions Napo River Valley (Ecuador and Peru) |
| Accès en ligne: |
Table des matières Quatrième de couverture |
| Résumé: | "Palm Beach" on the Curaray River -- The home front -- Sil and the "auca epic" -- The next steps -- An invitation to meet Dayomae's kin -- Peaceful contact -- A parting of the ways -- The (apparently) idyllic years -- Big oil, Waorani relocation, and polio -- Early anti-mission sentiment -- An anthropologist arrives -- Breaking a pattern of dependence -- ¡Fuera de aquí! (Get out of here!) -- Land, literacy, and "Quichua-ization" -- Catholics and the Waorani -- Leaving Ecuador -- The Aguarico martyrs -- The New Testament in Wao Tededo -- David and Goliath -- Saving the rainforest -- Epilogue: the twenty-first century |
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| Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0190608986 |