... the spirits. Dedeheiwa calls a "hot and meat-hungry. hekura to devour the children's souls with fire" (Internet source). The elaborate drama goes on for two days. The calling on spirit guides of one people to kill the enemies of another people, with whom they have just formed their alliance, serves as a bonding experience as well as political power building. Eventually, the ... and Adams: "Other anthropologists, including those who have conducted field research among the Yanomami, have challenged Chagnon's sociobiological paradigm of the "Fierce People" and their dubious international s...

• Word Count: 1121
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... the spirits. Dedeheiwa calls a "hot and meat-hungry. hekura to devour the children's souls with fire" (Internet source). The elaborate drama goes on for two days. The calling on spirit guides of one people to kill the enemies of another people, with whom they have just formed their alliance, serves as a bonding experience as well as political power building. Eventually, the ... and Adams: "Other anthropologists, including those who have conducted field research among the Yanomami, have challenged Chagnon's sociobiological paradigm of the "Fierce People" and their dubious international s...

• Word Count: 1163
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate