The Worldview of the E’ñepá (Venezuelan Amazonia)

Abstract

THe goal of this paper is to reconstruct the worldview experienced by E’ñepá, an Amerindian tribe inhabiting the Venezuelan Amazonia. Basing on the feldwork and anthropological literature on the Amazonian region, this paper outlines the rules governing the Amerindian reality, including diferent beings inhabiting it and the relationships between them.