The Spears of Twilight: Life and Death in the Amazon Jungle

Descola, a student of Claude Levi-Strauss, offers the extraordinary story of his three years among the legendary Jivaro Indians of South America. Isolated in the Amazonian jungles, the Jivaro's head-hunting tradition has kept them safe for centuries from incursions by whites. The Spears of Twilight leads the reader through the joys and sorrows of their daily life, the drama of their remarkable belligerence, and mystical encounters with the spirits of their ancestors. Photos.