Sunday, June 20, 2010

Daniel Everett - Losing Religion to the Amazonian Piraha Tribe

Linguistics professor Daniel Everett explains the idea of "xibipiio," a way of life he encountered while studying the language of the Amazonian Piraha tribe. Everett, a former Christian missionary, was challenged to rethink his faith after learning the Piraha's concept of experiential liminality.



Complete video HERE