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"The Falling Sky" follows him from his native village in the Northern Amazon to Brazilian cities and finally on transatlantic flights bound for European and American capitals. These travels constitute a shamanic critique of Western industrial society, whose endless material greed, mass violence, and ecological blindness contrast sharply with Yanomami cultural values.
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- Davi Kopenawa, Bruce Albert, Nicholas Elliott
Sep 30, 2010 · 4.58. 355 ratings42 reviews. The Falling Sky is a remarkable first-person account of the life story and cosmo-ecological thought of Davi Kopenawa, shaman and spokesman for the Yanomami of the Brazilian Amazon. Representing a people whose very existence is in jeopardy, Davi Kopenawa paints an unforgettable picture of Yanomami culture, past and ...
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Jan 31, 2023 · Bruce Albert and Davi Kopenawa provide a vivid sense of this in The Falling Sky: Words of a Yanomami Shaman. The Yanomami of the Amazon, like all the indigenous peoples of the Americas and Australia, have experienced the end of what was once their world. Yet they have survived and somehow succeeded in making sense of a wounded existence.
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Feb 1, 2014 · A first-person account of the life story and cosmo-ecological thought of Davi Kopenawa, a shaman and land rights activist of the Brazilian Amazon. The book blends personal recollections, traditional knowledge, and Kopenawa's activism against white people's threats to his people and their forest.
Davi Kopenawa, a Yanomami leader and shaman, shares his life story, culture, and worldview in this book by Bruce Albert. He denounces the destruction of the Amazon rainforest and the exploitation of his people by outsiders.
Nov 15, 2013 · The Falling Sky is a remarkable first-person account of the life story and cosmo-ecological thought of Davi Kopenawa, shaman and spokesman for the Yanomami of the Brazilian Amazon. Representing a people whose very existence is in jeopardy, Davi Kopenawa paints an unforgettable picture of Yanomami culture, past and present, in the heart of the rainforest--a world where ancient indigenous ...
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Apr 1, 2023 · The Falling Sky is several things. It is the autobiography of Davi Kopenawa, one of Brazil's most prominent and eloquent indigenous leaders. It is the most vivid and authentic account of shamanistic philosophy I have ever read.
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