From the Enemy's Point of ViewThe Arawet are one of the few Amazonian peoples who have maintained their cultural integrity in the face of the destructive forces of European imperialism. In this landmark study, anthropologist Eduardo Viveiros de Castro explains this phenomenon in terms of Arawet social cosmology and ritual order. His analysis of the social and religious life of the Araweta Tupi Guarani people of Eastern Amazoniafocuses on their concepts of personhood, death, and