The last Shaman--change in an Amazonian community
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| Autore: |
Gray Andrew
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| Titolo: |
The last Shaman--change in an Amazonian community
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| Pubblicazione: | [Place of publication not identified], : Berghahn Books, 1997 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (320 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 306/.089/983 |
| Soggetto topico: | Mashco Indians - Social conditions - Peru - San Josâe del Karene |
| Mashco Indians - Religion - Peru - San Josâe del Karene | |
| Mashco mythology - Peru - San Josâe del Karene | |
| Shamanism | |
| Social change | |
| Gold mines and mining | |
| Regions & Countries - Americas | |
| History & Archaeology | |
| Latin America | |
| Soggetto geografico: | San José del Karene (Peru) Social conditions |
| San José del Karene (Peru) Economic conditions | |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di contenuto: | Intro -- The Last Shaman -- Copyright -- Contents -- Tables -- Figures -- Maps -- Series Preface -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Death of the Shaman -- Chapter 2. Species and Spirits -- Chapter 3. E'manoka'e - Curing -- Chapter 4. Dreams and the Source of Knowledge -- Chapter 5. The Politics of Shamanic Curing -- Chapter 6. The Social Path from Desire to Power -- Chapter 7. Generosity and Giving -- Chapter 8. Encounters -- Chapter 9. Social Change among the Arakmbut -- Chapter 10. The Colonial Context of Social Change -- Chapter 11. Internal Factors in Socio-Political Change -- Chapter 12. The Invisible World and its Changeless Qualities -- Conclusion -- Orthography -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | The Arakmbut are an indigenous people who live in the Madre de Dios region of the southeastern Peruvian rain forest.Since their first encounters with missionaries in the 1950s,they have shown resilience and a determination to affirm their identity in the face of many difficulties. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The last Shaman--change in an Amazonian community |
| ISBN: | 1-57181-874-X |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910966891503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Arakmbut of Amazonian Peru Series