Mysteries of the jaguar shamans of the northwest amazon
Auteur :
Wright, Robin M.
Éditeur :
University of Nebraska Press
ISBN :
9780803243941
Date de publication :
1 juin 2013
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Format :
Cloth over boards
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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.