ANTH100 Cultural Anthropology. - Cerritos College: Yanamamo way of life to that of your own in the following areas: Myth and Cosmos, Social Organization, Demography, and Political Alliances.

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ANTH100 Cultural Anthropology. - Cerritos College: Yanamamo way of life to that of your own in the following areas: Myth and Cosmos, Social Organization, Demography, and Political Alliances. Myth and... Cosmos Religious Beliefs The Yanomamö believe that the cosmos consists of four parallel planes or layers. The upper-most layer is empty but was once occupied by ancient beings who descended to lower layers. The second layer, or sky, is the home of spirits of dead men and women, and it resembles the earth except that the hunting is better, the food tastier, and the spirits of people are young and beautiful. The third layer is the earth, and below the earth is the fourth layer, or underworld. In the underworld live the Amahi-teri, ancient spirits that bring harm to living humans. The Yanomamö have multiple souls that exist in a complex relation to one another. All shamans can use demons over which they have personal control to cure or cause illnesses. Catholic and evangelical Protestant missionaries have been in steady contact with the Yanomamö since the late 1950s but have had very little success in making converts. [Show More]

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