Warfare and shamanism in Amazonia
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Warfare and shamanism in Amazonia
（Cambridge Latin American studies, 96）
Cambridge University Press, 2012
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Inimigos fiéis : história, guerra e xamanismo na Amazônia
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Summary: "Warfare and Shamanism in Amazonia is an ethnographic study of the Parakanã, a little-known indigenous people of Amazonia, who inhabit the interfluvial region in the state of Pará, Brazil. This book analyzes the relationship between warfare and shamanism in Parakanã society from the late nineteenth century until the end of the twentieth century. Based on the author's extensive fieldwork, the book presents first-hand ethnographic data collected among a generation still deeply involved in conflicts. The result is an innovative work with a broad thematic and comparative scope"-- Provided by publisher
Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-327) and index
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Table of Contents
- 1. The matter of time
- 2. Images of abundance and scarcity
- 3. Forms through history
- 4. Why war?
- 5. The master and the pet
- 6. Death producing life
- 7. Gods, axes, and jaguars.
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