Kenneth Good (anthropologist)

Kenneth Good (born 4 September 1942[1]) is an anthropologist most noted for his work among the Yanomami and his account of his experiences with them: Into the Heart: One Man’s Pursuit of Love and Knowledge Among the Yanomami (written with David Chanoff).[1][2] While researching and living with the group in Venezuela, Good married a Yanomami girl named Yarima, who emigrated to the United States with Good when he returned home. Their three children were raised in the United States,[3][4] but Yarima, finding adapting to life in the United States too difficult, returned to her village when the children were young.[5]

Good is currently associate professor at New Jersey City University. He appeared in the film Secrets of the Tribe, which documented his work with the Yanomami.

  1. ^ a b Good, Kenneth (January 1997). Into the Heart: One Man's Pursuit of Love and Knowledge Among the Yanomami. Longman. ISBN 978-0-673-98232-2.
  2. ^ Asch, Timothy (1992). "Into the Heart: One Man's Pursuit of Love and Knowledge among the Yanomami. Kenneth Good". American Anthropologist. 94 (2): 481–482. doi:10.1525/aa.1992.94.2.02a00470.
  3. ^ "Tim Cahill, 'A Yanomamo Romance'". NY Times. January 6, 1991. Archived from the original on April 26, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference BBC-2013 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Qureshi, Yakub (25 May 2014). "Anthropologist's son completes amazing mission to be reunited with his Amazonian tribeswoman mum". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 3 October 2019.