Ease Reading-Find Your Next Favorite Book

Hot Search

Spirit of the Rainforest: A Yanomamo Shaman's Story

mark andrew ritchie

... Show More
The Yanomamo of the Amazon- endangered children of nature or indigenous warmongers on the verge of destroying themselves? Now for the first time, a powerful Yanomamo shaman speaks for his people. Brutally riveting,the story of Jungleman is an extraordinary and powerful document.

288 pages, Paperback

First published January 1,1996

This edition

Format
288 pages, Paperback
Published
January 1, 2000 by Island Lake Press
ISBN
9780964695238
ASIN
0964695235
Language
English

More editions

About the author

Profile Image for mark andrew ritchie

mark andrew ritchie

... Show More

Readers also enjoyed

Community Reviews

Rating(4.2 / 5.0, 80 votes)
5 stars
35(44%)
4 stars
22(28%)
3 stars
23(29%)
2 stars
0(0%)
1 stars
0(0%)
80 reviews All reviews
Profile Image for Kimberly .
SilverOphelian
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
April 26,2025
... Show More
lord have mercy! that was a tough book to read. had it not been for my brother in law's high recommendation I would have dropped it for the repeated violence against y-women. I'm so relieved that the y-shaman telling the story to the author finally came to Christ as well as his tribe. at what price. but then it makes me think of all the bloody wars us civilized people have gone through just as bloody and brutal. it is the same spirit of doom, destruction and despair that the devil has against us creatures made by our Lord God Almighty. in the end I am glad I have read this testimony from a y-brother.
0 0 Reply
Profile Image for Kimberly .
Blushweaver
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
April 26,2025
... Show More
Written from the point of view of the Yanomamo people of the rainforest, Spirit of the Rainforest is both disturbing and hopeful. What we believe is how we interact with the world. This true story reflects that.
0 0 Reply
Profile Image for Kimberly .
sefira
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
April 26,2025
... Show More
I was surpriesed to find an assigned book from class turned out to be the best book I've read this year so far. Granted it's still only March, but the book is incredible in how it connects you to the Yanomamo people emotionally. There were many stories that had me cringing and angry, but I also laughed and felt joy in many instances as well. A must read for anyone.
0 0 Reply
Profile Image for Kimberly .
Deadman_Nikki
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
April 26,2025
... Show More
This is such an egregious example of Christian propaganda that at a few points I burst out laughing at how silly it is. Ritchie portrays the Yanomamo as mostly wretched and "miserable," and so it's up to us more civilized people to help them learn better ways. (Ritchie responds to the charge of propaganda by pointing to a couple of his unflattering portrayals of missionaries in the book, but this isn't even remotely convincing.) The surprising thing is that the story is actually really compelling at points. Though it ought to be labeled as fiction, and all the conversion and epiphany scenes are just ridiculous, I have to admit I enjoyed reading it, and it even conveyed a few aspects of Yanomamo culture relatively well.
0 0 Reply
Profile Image for Kimberly .
New_Seff
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
April 26,2025
... Show More
Crazy history of God's power and demonic strongholds in the Amazonian Rainforest.
0 0 Reply
Profile Image for Kimberly .
SBYTD
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
April 26,2025
... Show More
I was assigned to read this book for class. This book is powerful, but it can also be very sad and disturbing. The book contains graphic depictions of rape and murder and many other things. It is definitely not for squeamish. It is a page turner, but after reading some of the stuff, I would have to put it away for a little while which is why it took me a while to read it. But I do recommend this book.
0 0 Reply
Profile Image for Kimberly .
realSolBadguy
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
April 26,2025
... Show More
This book is not for the faint of heart, wow... Western culture is desensitized to spiritual warfare (many people deny a spiritual world even exists), but it is very real.

Brutally honest, compelling, convicting... The stories in this book reveal the depravity of mankind and the change of heart that the Word of God brings about.

Warning: fairly graphic depictions of murder, rape, and other violence. I don't fault the book for this; it's absolutely necessary for the story considering these are a common part of life for many Yanomamö people. Proceed with caution while reading, though.

I greatly appreciate Mark Andrew Ritchie's transparency. He has lived among the Yanomamö people and worked hard to fact-check the information in this book. These are not his personal beliefs or opinions; these are firsthand accounts as told by people who have committed, lived through, and been delivered from unimaginable horrors. Ritchie simply listened to these stories and wrote them down.

"I'm a nonfiction writer because fiction has to be 'real', but nonfiction only has to have happened."
0 0 Reply
Leave a Review
You must be logged in to rate and post a review. Register an account to get started.