Mysteries of the jaguar shamans of the northwest Amazon /
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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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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Lincoln :
UNP - Nebraska,
2013.
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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.