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Subtitle: chamanismo y curación en los pueblos indios de Sudamérica
By: A. Leiva ... [et al.] ; Emanuele Amodio, José Juncosa, compiladores.
Contributors: Leiva, Arturo.; Amodio, Emanuele.; Juncosa, José E.
Series: Colección 500 años ;; no. 31
Publisher: Ediciones ABYA-YALA; Movimiento Laicos para América Latina
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Quito, Ecuador; Roma, Italia
Language: spa
Number of pages: 255
Subjects: Indians of South America -- Religion.; Indians of South America -- Medicine.; Shamanism -- South America.
Description: "Five articles on shamanic curing in South America - among the Mapuche of Chile, Embera of Colombia, Macuxi of Brazil, Shuar of Ecuador, and Cametsa of Colombia. Contends that myths and ritual curing practices are dynamic cultural elements and hence adaptable to changes in the societies that sustain them"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.