Watunna
An Orinoco Creation Cycle
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Folklore & Mythology
| Author: | Marc de Civrieux | ISBN: | 9780292789531 |
| Publisher: | University of Texas Press | Publication: | June 28, 2010 |
| Imprint: | University of Texas Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Marc de Civrieux |
| ISBN: | 9780292789531 |
| Publisher: | University of Texas Press |
| Publication: | June 28, 2010 |
| Imprint: | University of Texas Press |
| Language: | English |
Originally published in Spanish in 1970, Watunna is the epic history and creation stories of the Makiritare, or Yekuana, people living along the northern bank of the Upper Orinoco River of Venezuela, a region of mountains and virgin forest virtually unexplored even to the present. The first English edition of this book was published in 1980 to rave reviews. This edition contains a new foreword by David Guss, as well as Mediata, a detailed myth that recounts the origins of shamanism.
Originally published in Spanish in 1970, Watunna is the epic history and creation stories of the Makiritare, or Yekuana, people living along the northern bank of the Upper Orinoco River of Venezuela, a region of mountains and virgin forest virtually unexplored even to the present. The first English edition of this book was published in 1980 to rave reviews. This edition contains a new foreword by David Guss, as well as Mediata, a detailed myth that recounts the origins of shamanism.
