TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wright,Robin M.
TI  - Mysteries of the jaguar shamans of the northwest AmazonRobin M. Wright ; Foreword By Michael J. Harner
SN  - 9780803246812
AV  - F2520 .M978 2013
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Lincoln
PB  - UNP - Nebraska
KW  - Baniwa Indians
KW  - Biography
KW  - Shamans
KW  - Brazil
KW  - Religion
KW  - Baniwa philosophy
KW  - Rites and ceremonies
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part 1; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Part 2; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Part 3; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Part 4; Chapter 9; Conclusion; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Notes; Bibliography; Index; 2; b
N2  - Mysteries of the Jaguar Shamans of the Northwest Amazon tells the life story of Mandu da Silva, the last living jaguar shaman among the Baniwa people in the northwest Amazon. In this original and engaging work, Robin M. Wright, who has known and worked with da Silva for more than thirty years, weaves the story of da Silva's life together with the Baniwas' society, history, mythology, cosmology, and jaguar shaman traditions. The jaguar shamans are key players in what Wright calls "a nexus of religious power and knowledge" in which healers, sorcerers, priestly chanters, and dance-leade
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