The last Shaman--change in an Amazonian community

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gray, Andrew, Author.

Series:

Arakmbut of Amazonian Peru Series

The Arakmbut of Amazonian Peru The last Shaman--change in an Amazonian community

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mashco Indians--Social conditions--Peru--San Josâe del Karene.

Mashco Indians.

Mashco Indians--Religion--Peru--San Josâe del Karene.

Mashco mythology--Peru--San Josâe del Karene.

Mashco mythology.

Shamanism.

Social change.

Gold mines and mining.

San José del Karene (Peru)--Social conditions.

San José del Karene (Peru).

San José del Karene (Peru)--Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] Berghahn Books 1997

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-57181-874-X

OCLC:

1148902052