02852nam a2200541Ka 4500 ocn793520222 OCoLC 20200709055502.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 120514s2012 enkab ob 001 0 eng d N$T N$T 9781139337052 (electronic bk.) 113933705X (electronic bk.) 9781107020061 1107020069 (OCoLC)793520222 438988 (N$T) s-bl--- F2520.1.P38 F39 2012eb REL 029000 bisacsh 299/.8911 23 SOC002010 bisacsh N$TA Fausto, Carlos. Warfare and shamanism in Amazonia [electronic resource] / Carlos Fausto. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012. 1 online resource (xv, 347 p.) : ill., maps. Cambridge Latin American studies ; 96 "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"-- Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references and index. Machine generated contents note: 1. The matter of time; 2. Images of abundance and scarcity; 3. Forms through history; 4. Why war?; 5. The master and the pet; 6. Death producing life; 7. Gods, axes, and jaguars. Description based on print version record. Parakanã Indians Warfare. Parakanã Indians Religion. Parakanã Indians Rites and ceremonies. Shamanism Brazil Pará (State) Pará (Brazil : State) Social life and customs. Pará (Brazil : State) Religious life and customs. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural. bisacsh RELIGION / Ethnic & Tribal bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Fausto, Carlos. Warfare and shamanism in Amazonia. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012 9781107020061 (DLC) 2011040933 (OCoLC)756281130 Cambridge Latin American studies ; 96. EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=438988 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 51008 51008