Mysteries of the jaguar shamans of the northwest Amazon / / Robin M. Wright ; foreword by Michael J. Harner

• Autore: Wright Robin <1950->
• Pubblicazione: Lincoln, : University of Nebraska Press, 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (406 p.)
• Disciplina: 299/.8839
• Soggetto topico: Baniwa Indians; Shamans - Brazil; Baniwa Indians - Religion; Baniwa philosophy; Baniwa Indians - Rites and ceremonies
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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-leade
• Titolo autorizzato: Mysteries of the jaguar shamans of the northwest Amazon
• ISBN: 0-8032-4681-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910788310103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II