02809nam 2200649 a 450 991046374130332120211103194201.00-8032-4681-1(CKB)3170000000060288(EBL)1180183(OCoLC)843201038(SSID)ssj0000871921(PQKBManifestationID)11462310(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000871921(PQKBWorkID)10829127(PQKB)11127703(MiAaPQ)EBC1180183(OCoLC)842885890(MdBmJHUP)muse24599(Au-PeEL)EBL1180183(CaPaEBR)ebr10693044(CaONFJC)MIL484773(EXLCZ)99317000000006028820130123d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMysteries of the jaguar shamans of the northwest Amazon /Robin M. Wright ; foreword by Michael J. HarnerLincoln University of Nebraska Press20131 online resource (406 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8032-4394-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. 1. Shamans, chanters, sorcerers, and prophets -- pt. 2. Shamanic knowledge and power in the Baniwa universe -- pt. 3. Transmission of shamanic knowledge and power -- pt. 4. Revitalization movements in traditional and Christianized communities.Mysteries of the Jaguar Shamans of the Northwest Amazon tells the life story of Mandu da Silva, the last living jaguar shaman among the Baniwa people in the northwest Amazon. In this original and engaging work, Robin M. Wright, 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, mythology, cosmology, and jaguar shaman traditions. The jaguar shamans are key players in what Wright calls "a nexus of religious power and knowledge" in which healers, sorcerers, priestly chanters, and dance-leadeBaniwa IndiansBiographyShamansBrazilBiographyBaniwa IndiansReligionBaniwa philosophyBaniwa IndiansRites and ceremoniesElectronic books.Baniwa IndiansShamansBaniwa IndiansReligion.Baniwa philosophy.Baniwa IndiansRites and ceremonies.299/.8839Wright Robin1950-1040546MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910463741303321Mysteries of the jaguar shamans of the northwest Amazon2464874UNINA