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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
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| 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-9910808184503321 |
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Jokic Zeljko
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| New York ; ; Oxford : , : Berghahn Books, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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