Dark shamans [electronic resource] : kanaimà and the poetics of violent death / Neil L. Whitehead.
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TextSeries: ACLS Humanities E-Book | ATLA Special SeriesPublication details: Durham, NC : Duke University Press, 2002.Description: 309 p., 4 p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cmSubject(s): - Patamona Indians -- Rites and ceremonies
- Patamona Indians -- Death
- Macusi Indians -- Rites and ceremonies
- Macusi Indians -- Death
- Violent deaths -- Guyana -- Paramakatoi Region
- Shamanism -- Guyana -- Paramakatoi Region
- Witchcraft -- Guyana -- Paramakatoi Region
- Ritual abuse -- Guyana -- Paramakatoi Region
- Paramakatoi Region (Guyana) -- Rites and ceremonies
Includes bibliography (p. [285]-298) and index.
Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2006. Includes both TIFF files and keyword searchable text. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book]) Mode of a ccess: Intranet. This volume is made possible by a grant from the An drew W. Mellon Foundation.
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