在世界急剧变化的今天,希瓦罗人却始终生活在与世隔绝的封闭状态中。除了一些传教士的零散记述,除了杀人取头的恐怖传说,人们实际上对这些土生土长的南美印第安人知之甚少。为了详细了解这一人类种群的生活方式、语言特点、宗教信仰和风俗习惯,破解骇人听闻的“杀人取头”的秘密,菲利普·德斯科拉教授和他的妻子双双深入亚马逊河流域的热带雨林,给我们带回了宝贵的见证。 Today, the world is changing rapidly, the Sylvanites have always lived in a closed state of isolation. In addition to the scattered accounts of some missionaries, in addition to the horrifying legends of killing men, people actually know very little about these indigenous South American Indians. In order to learn more about the life style, language features, religious beliefs and customs of this human species, to crack the horrendous “Murder Take the Lead” secret, both Prof. Philippe de Scola and his wife go deep into the Amazon basin Tropical rain forest, brought us a valuable testimony.