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...William T. Vickers The Shaman and the Jaguar: A Study of Narcotic Drugs Among the Indians of Colombia . By Reichel-Dolmatoff G. . Introduction by Schultes Richard Evans . Philadelphia , 1975 . Temple University Press . Maps. Illustrations. Appendix. Notes. Bibliography. Index...

...Johannes Neurath Soldiers, Saints, and Shamans: Indigenous Communities and the Revolutionary State in Mexico's Gran Nayar, 1910–1940 . By Nathaniel Morris . Tucson : University of Arizona Press , 2020 . Maps. Figures. Notes. Bibliography. Index . xx, 371 pp. Cloth, $55.00...

...Charles Wagley Vital Souls: Bororo Cosmology, Natural Symbolism, and Shamanism . By Crocker Jon Christopher . Tucson : The University of Arizona Press , 1985 . Tables. Illustrations. Maps. Appendixes. Bibliography. Index . Pp. xiii , 380 . Cloth. $29.50 . Copyright 1986...

... sickness and death do not stem from natural causes but are the results of the machinations of evil spirits. Thus, the role of the shaman, or piaiman, is crucial—so, too, that of the kanaima, that “self-appointed avenger of evil” (Menezes, 1977), who is feared, especially among the Caribs. The kanaima...

...” of the current Mayan solar year. She dispels the myth that the 260-day calendar is “shamanic” while the solar calendar is “priestly” and seriously questions the use of these terms as polar opposites, pointing out that the Quiché “daykeeper” is better described as a “shamanic priest.” Chapters 5, 6, and 7...

... the famed Mazatec shaman María Sabina, tying him to a long tradition in which nonnatives simultaneously misunderstood and appropriated native customs. 1 The asymmetries between Roquet and Sabina do push us toward this version of the doctor, but it is possible that our tendency to view figures like Roquet...

... system of hallucinogenic shamanism, which exists simultaneously with a superficial level of evangelical Christianity. The chapters on the shamans are probably the most powerful in the book. Thus roughly half of the book is an excellent ethnographic documentary recording of his life and times. The author...

... published his results. As a quasi-Mayan who views Zotzil as a northerly and barbaric language, I found the report fascinating. Zotzils plant crosses where we Quiches plant com—in dooryards. They have our system of shaman initiation—a little degenerated perhaps, but some of their shamans would...

... parts of Latin America, Western spiritualism, Pike claims, encountered a cultural milieu already permeated with such sources of indigenous spiritual power as animism and shamanism of Indian and Afro-American origins as well as traditional forms of Hispanic-Catholic mysticism, not to mention Andean...

.... The entire pilgrimage to the sacred land of the peyote is conducted under the direction of a shaman who heads the religious hierarchy and commands all those serving under him. He is neither a tyrant nor a witch, but a wise old man blessed with the gift of leadership. It is the shaman who interprets...

... family life among the western Toba, formerly hunter-gatherers now largely sedentary. Her impressive contribution summarizes Toba history, their relations with neighbors, and seasonal economic activities. She analyzes traditional male and female roles and shamanic activity. On gender differences, she...

... shamanism (Roberto J. Weitlaner, Marion Oettinger); native gods and spirits (Alejandro Paucic Smerdu, Pedro Carrasco Pizana, María Teresa Sepúlveda); nagualism (Ruiz de Alarcón, Gonzalo Aguirre Beltrán); divination (Oettinger); religious syncretism (Mercedes Olivera); and acculturation (Eustaquio Celestino...

... faced is brought out in his discussion of penis-piercing rituals: “As post-conquest representations of preconquest rituals, [the texts] contained information primarily about what postconquest . . . Maya shamans thought. But they were particularly partial thoughts, as I do not know if the shamans...

... because it is considered a sentient being, possessing a soul and the ability to act. Michael McBride (in chapter 5) explores tobacco's use in hunting magic across the Americas. He suggests that the altered states of consciousness induced by shamanic magic were critical to sustaining Maya dynastic rule...

... Andean art, particularly his designation of almost all these examples as reflections of shamanism without indication of the cultural particularities of shamanistic practice. Nevertheless, this section offers a crucial snapshot of the historical depth of avian representation and veneration in the Andes...

... benefits to becoming a shaman in this setting of increased trade. The number of trained shamans has greatly increased with a predictable increase in intra-group sorcery which also tends to disrupt and disperse the Jívaro social units. In crude summary the effects of the more efficient metal tools feed back...

... (including such topics as technology, shelter, clothing, transport, and settlement pattern). Religion, ceremonialism, shamanism, and mythology are often treated nearly as fully as subsistence. The most variable aspect of the cultural summaries has to do with social and political organization. In some...

... life, and the still functioning patrilineal descent groups are well presented. For this reader, however, the most interesting pages are those which dissect and rationalize the Mapuche world view, their conceptions of the gods and afterworld, and the role and behavior of shamans and sorcerers. Very...

... trade, but to acquire esoteric knowledge from distant and prestigious chiefs or shamans. Helms asserts that the golden figurines that dominate the archaeological record of Panama were the by-products of this search for esoteric knowledge. They were status-conferring symbols of a chief’s mastery...

... Recherches sur les Mondes Américains (EHESS/CNRS) and the Universidad de La Frontera in Temuco, Chile, he is currently working on Mapuche shamanism and representations of the environment. michael t. ducey received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and is currently an assistant professor...