Last shaman, the: change in an amazonian community
Auteur :
Gray, Andrew
Éditeur :
Berghahn Books, Incorporated
ISBN :
9781571818362
Date de publication :
1 août 2003
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Poids :
376 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
The death of a shaman in 1980 had an enormous spiritual and political consequences for one of the Arakmbut communities, resulting in a shift in its social organization from comparative hierarchy to a more egalitarian system. The author uses this case as an illustration to challenge the idea that indigenous peoples live in fossilized, static worlds.