Hei tä bebi
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Hei tä bebi (literally, "bottom layer") is the lowest of the four layers in the Ya̧nomamö cosmos. According to Ya̧nomamö tradition, hei tä bebi was created after the a piece of hedu kä misi (heaven) fell onto Hei kä misi (earth).[1] The falling piece of hedu knocked a hole into hei kä misi, with the dislodged piece falling below formed hei tä bebi.[1]
When this fell through hei kä misi it took with it the garden and shabono (village) of Ama̧hiri-teri, but it did not take the surrounding jungle.[1] As a result, the landscape of Hei tä bebi is barren and desolate.[1] The people and village of Ama̧hiri-teri got trapped there, and as a result were forced to turn to cannibalism. Using their spiritual powers, they capture the souls of children from hei kä misi for food.[1]
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- Chagnon, Napoleon A. (1997), Ya̧nomamö (5th ed.), Fort Worth: Harcourt Brace College Publishers, ISBN 0-15-505327-2
- Wilson, David J.; Salomon, Frank & Kicza, John E. (2007), “Native Americans of Middle and South America”, Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia, <http://encarta.msn.com/text_701509044___2/native_americans_of_middle_and_south_america.html>. Retrieved on 2 March 2008
