Into the Heart

Physical description: 349 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm. Notes: Includes index. Summary: When Kenneth Good began his work with the Yanomama Indians, he planned to stay with them in the jungle for 15 months. Twelve years later he was still there. The tribe showed compassion and camaraderie in their everyday life. As Good integrated himself into the tribe and learnt their language, he built up a relationship with one of their women, Yarima. This book chronicles his experiences. Subject: Anthropology ; Biological / Physical anthropology ; Indigenous peoples South America. Social science / Minority Studies. Ethnologists - Venezuela - Biography - Amazon River Valley. Yanomamo Indians - Social life and customs.- Social conditions. Good, Kenneth Good, Yarima. Biography & autobiography. Other names: Chanoff, David. Other titles: Into the heart : an Amazonian love story. Genre: Autobiography, Illustrated. text.