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The shamanism of eco-tourism : history and ontology among the Makushi in Guyana / James Andrew Whitaker, Troy University.

Van Pelt Library F2380.1.M3 W55 2024
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Whitaker, James Andrew, Author.
Series:
Cambridge Latin American studies ; 136.
Cambridge Latin American studies ; 136
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Macusi Indians--Guyana--Social life and customs.
Macusi Indians.
Macusi Indians--Guyana--Religion.
Macusi Indians--Guyana--History.
Ecotourism--Guyana--Surama Village.
Ecotourism.
Shamanism--Guyana--Surama Village.
Shamanism.
Surama Village (Guyana)--Civilization--Foreign influences.
Surama Village (Guyana).
Surama Village (Guyana)--Social life and customs.
Physical Description:
xiv, 207 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Other Title:
History and ontology among the Makushi in Guyana
Place of Publication:
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024.
Summary:
"This book illustrates how the Makushi people, an Indigenous society in Amazonia, use shamanic practices and frameworks to draw in outsiders and to acquire resources from them for transformational projects in the past and present. It is for scholars and students interested in Indigenous societies across the Americas"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Fetching The Outside Among The Makushi
Eco-Tourism And Development In Surama Village
Missionaries, Explorers, And Other Spirits
Transformation And Otherness : Prophetic Movements In The Aftermath Of Early Missionization
Spirits In The Landscape : Makushi Shamanism And Ecological Relations
Tourists As Shamanic Spirits : Strategic Engagements With The Other
Becoming The Other : Shifting Alterity In Surama Village.
Notes:
This work is based on the author's doctoral thesis "Continuity and Perdurance among the Makushi in Guyana" at Tulane University, 2016.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-200) and index.
Other Format:
Online version: Whitaker, James Andrew Shamanism of eco-tourism
ISBN:
9781009478403
1009478400
9781009478427
1009478427
OCLC:
1439163041

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