一本书有时会象一座博物馆,将许多新奇而耐人寻味的东西陈现在人们面前,眼下这本书便是如此。美国加州大学帕特里夏·里昂选编的《南美土著》有一个很长的副标题:《有关最鲜为人知的大陆的文化人类学文集》,它很恰当地概括了全书的内容。这部论文与考察报告集选编,分为五部分:对南美印第安文化的一般性研究、南美印第安文化与自然资源的关系、对某些印第安文化的个别性研究、南美文化与超自然观念的关系、印第安人对外界影响的反 A book sometimes looks like a museum, presenting many novelty and intriguing things to people now, as is the case with this book. The longstanding subtitle of Anthropology in South America, compiled by Patricia Lyon of the University of California, USA: Anthology of Cultural Anthropology on the Most Familiar Continent, aptly summarized the book. This essay and study report is a collection of essays and is divided into five parts: a general study of Indian culture in South America, the relationship between Indian and South American Indian culture and natural resources, the individuality of certain Indian cultures, the relationship between South American culture and paranormal ideas, The Impact of Indians on the Outside World