Warfare and shamanism in Amazonia / Carlos Fausto.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fausto, Carlos.

Series:

Cambridge Latin American studies ; 96.

Cambridge Latin American studies ; 96

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Parakanã Indians--Warfare.

Parakanã Indians.

Parakanã Indians--Religion.

Parakanã Indians--Rites and ceremonies.

Shamanism--Brazil--Pará (State).

Shamanism.

Rites and ceremonies.

Religion.

Military art and science.

Pará (Brazil : State)--Social life and customs.

Pará (Brazil : State).

Pará (Brazil : State)--Religious life and customs.

Brazil--Pará (State).

Physical Description:

xv, 347 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.

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.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781107020061

1107020069

OCLC:

756281130