Fausto, Carlos. creator text bibliography Electronic books. enk Cambridge New York Cambridge University Press 2012 monographic eng

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1 online resource (xv, 347 p.) : ill., maps. "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"-- 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. Carlos Fausto. Includes bibliographical references and index. s-bl--- 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 RELIGION / Ethnic & Tribal F2520.1.P38 F39 2012eb 299/.8911 SOC002010 Fausto, Carlos. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012 (DLC) 2011040933 (OCoLC)756281130 9781139337052 (electronic bk.) 113933705X (electronic bk.) http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=438988 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=438988 N$T 120514 20200709055502.0 ocn793520222