Mysteries of the jaguar shamans of the northwest amazon
Auteur :
Wright, Robin M.
Éditeur :
University of Nebraska Press
ISBN :
9780803295230
Date de publication :
1 nov. 2016
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
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 Silva for more than thirty years, weaves the story of Silva’s life together with the Baniwas’ broader society, history, mythology, cosmology, and jaguar shaman traditions.