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The living ancestors : shamanism, cosmos and cultural change among the Yanomami of the upper Orinoco /
"This phenomenologically oriented ethnography focuses on experiential aspects of Yanomami shamanism, including shamanistic activities in the context of cultural change. The author interweaves ethnographic material with theoretical components of a holographic principle, or the idea that the ...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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New York ; Oxford :
Berghahn,
2015.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | "This phenomenologically oriented ethnography focuses on experiential aspects of Yanomami shamanism, including shamanistic activities in the context of cultural change. The author interweaves ethnographic material with theoretical components of a holographic principle, or the idea that the 'part is equal to the whole, ' which is embedded in the nature of the Yanomami macrocosm, human dwelling, multiple-soul components, and shamans' relationships with embodied spirit-helpers. This book fills an important gap in the regional study of Yanomami people, and, on a broader scale, enriches understanding of this ancient phenomenon by focusing on the consciousness involved in shamanism through firsthand experiential involvement"--Publisher's website |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 280 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-276) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781782388180 1782388184 |