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The living ancestors : shamanism, cosmos and culture change among the Yanomami of the upper Orinoco / / by Zeljko Jokic
The living ancestors : shamanism, cosmos and culture change among the Yanomami of the upper Orinoco / / by Zeljko Jokic
Autore Jokic Zeljko
Pubbl/distr/stampa New York ; ; Oxford : , : Berghahn Books, , 2015
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (296 p.)
Disciplina 305.898/92087
Soggetto topico Yanomamo Indians - Religion
Yanomamo mythology
Shamanism - 87 (Venezuela and Colombia)
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-78238-818-4
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-9910481021803321
Jokic Zeljko  
New York ; ; Oxford : , : Berghahn Books, , 2015
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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The living ancestors : shamanism, cosmos and culture change among the Yanomami of the upper Orinoco / / by Zeljko Jokic
The living ancestors : shamanism, cosmos and culture change among the Yanomami of the upper Orinoco / / by Zeljko Jokic
Autore Jokic Zeljko
Pubbl/distr/stampa New York ; ; Oxford : , : Berghahn Books, , 2015
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (296 p.)
Disciplina 305.898/92087
Soggetto topico Yanomamo Indians - Religion
Yanomamo mythology
Shamanism - 87 (Venezuela and Colombia)
Soggetto non controllato ancient phenomenon
anthropology
biomedicine
cosmology
cultural change
disease
dreams
engaging
ethnographic material
fieldwork
firsthand experiential involvement
healing
holographic principle
illness
indigenous people
indigenous studies
initiatory ordeal
native religions
origin myths
page turner
regional study
shamanism
shamanistic activities
social science
sociology of religion
spirit helpers
spiritual
unexplained phenomena
villages
yanomami shamanism
ISBN 1-78238-818-4
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Frontmatter -- The master shapori Ruweweriwë and his disciple Arawë singing in front of the ceremonial mast – Mountain of the ancestral hekura spirits -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Life on Top of the Old Sky: Yanomami Habitat, Ethnographic Setting and Local Histories -- Chapter 2. Inside the Boa’s Abdomen: The Yanomami Cosmos -- Chapter 3. Hekura, the Body and Illness -- Chapter 4. Hekuraprai: Corporeal Cosmogenesis -- Chapter 5. Oneiric Encounters -- Chapter 6. Shamanic Battlefield: The Pendulum of Life and Death -- Chapter 7. Two Pathways to Finding a Cure: Biomedical and Shamanic Treatment in the Life of Yanomami -- Chapter 8. Return of the Ancestors: The All-pervading Shawara, the End of the World and the Beginning of a New Epoch -- Postscript. Recent Developments -- Glossary of Yanomami Terms -- Bibliography -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910797894803321
Jokic Zeljko  
New York ; ; Oxford : , : Berghahn Books, , 2015
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
The living ancestors : shamanism, cosmos and culture change among the Yanomami of the upper Orinoco / / by Zeljko Jokic
The living ancestors : shamanism, cosmos and culture change among the Yanomami of the upper Orinoco / / by Zeljko Jokic
Autore Jokic Zeljko
Pubbl/distr/stampa New York ; ; Oxford : , : Berghahn Books, , 2015
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (296 p.)
Disciplina 305.898/92087
Soggetto topico Yanomamo Indians - Religion
Yanomamo mythology
Shamanism - 87 (Venezuela and Colombia)
Soggetto non controllato ancient phenomenon
anthropology
biomedicine
cosmology
cultural change
disease
dreams
engaging
ethnographic material
fieldwork
firsthand experiential involvement
healing
holographic principle
illness
indigenous people
indigenous studies
initiatory ordeal
native religions
origin myths
page turner
regional study
shamanism
shamanistic activities
social science
sociology of religion
spirit helpers
spiritual
unexplained phenomena
villages
yanomami shamanism
ISBN 1-78238-818-4
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Frontmatter -- The master shapori Ruweweriwë and his disciple Arawë singing in front of the ceremonial mast – Mountain of the ancestral hekura spirits -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Life on Top of the Old Sky: Yanomami Habitat, Ethnographic Setting and Local Histories -- Chapter 2. Inside the Boa’s Abdomen: The Yanomami Cosmos -- Chapter 3. Hekura, the Body and Illness -- Chapter 4. Hekuraprai: Corporeal Cosmogenesis -- Chapter 5. Oneiric Encounters -- Chapter 6. Shamanic Battlefield: The Pendulum of Life and Death -- Chapter 7. Two Pathways to Finding a Cure: Biomedical and Shamanic Treatment in the Life of Yanomami -- Chapter 8. Return of the Ancestors: The All-pervading Shawara, the End of the World and the Beginning of a New Epoch -- Postscript. Recent Developments -- Glossary of Yanomami Terms -- Bibliography -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910808184503321
Jokic Zeljko  
New York ; ; Oxford : , : Berghahn Books, , 2015
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui