Buscando nuestras raíces
Subtitle: historia y cultura chayahuita
By: María Dolores García Tomas.
Publisher: Centro Amazónico de Antropología y Aplicación Práctica
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Lima
Language: spa; sai
Subjects: Chayahuita Indians.
Description: "Extraordinary collection of material gathered and organized by Catholic missionaries examines the history, technology, social organization, and religion of the Chayahuitas, an indigenous group of the upper Amazon, Peru. In addition to providing a thorough survey of historical sources, the volumes are rich in native texts and illustrations: myths, songs and chants, and explanations of medical practices, all by native authors/narrators"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Notes: Spanish and Chayahuita.
Includes bibliographical references.
Vols. 3-4, 6 have subtitle: Cumpanamá, Cosmovisión chayahuita
Vols. 5, 7-8 have subtitle: Cosmovisión chayahuita.