Warfare and Shamanism in Amazonia

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Carlos Fausto

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Cambridge Latin American Studies

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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.

Author Biography:

Carlos Fausto is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Fausto has been conducting fieldwork among Amazonian indigenous peoples since 1988. His articles have appeared in the Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Current Anthropology, American Ethnologist, Religion and Society, Science, Mana, L'Homme, Gradhiva and the Journal de la Société des Américanistes. He co-edited Time and Memory in Indigenous Amazonia (2007) with Michael Heckenberger. He currently collaborates with indigenous people to produce video documentaries.

Release date Australia

March 19th, 2012

Author

Carlos Fausto

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Professional & Vocational

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20 Tables, unspecified; 8 Maps; 11 Halftones, unspecified; 13 Line drawings, unspecified

Pages

368

Series

Cambridge Latin American Studies

Dimensions

161x236x25

ISBN-13

9781107020061

Product ID

18345528

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