Mysteries of the jaguar shamans of the northwest Amazon /

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This book tells the life story of Mandu da Silva, the last living jaguar shaman among the Baniwa people in the northwest Amazon. The author, who has known and worked with da Silva for more than thirty years, weaves the story of da Silva's life together with the Baniwas' society, history, m...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Wright, Robin M.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lincoln : UNP - Nebraska, 2013.
Subjects:
da Silva, Mandu.
Baniwa Indians > Biography.
Shamans > Brazil > Biography.
Baniwa Indians > Religion.
Baniwa philosophy.
Baniwa Indians > Rites and ceremonies.
Baniwa > Biographies.
Baniwa > Religion.
Philosophie baniwa.
Baniwa > Rites et cérémonies.
HISTORY > Latin America > General.
HISTORY > Latin America > South America.
RELIGION > Ethnic & Tribal.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > Native American Studies.
Baniwa Indians
Baniwa Indians > Religion
Baniwa philosophy
Shamans
Brazil
Biographies
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Shamans, chanters, sorcerers, and prophets
  • Shamanic knowledge and power in the Baniwa universe
  • Transmission of shamanic knowledge and power
  • Revitalization movements in traditional and Christianized communities.

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