| Warfare and Shamanism in Amazonia Contributor(s): Fausto, Carlos (Author) |
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ISBN: 1107020069 ISBN-13: 9781107020061 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $128.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 299.891 |
| LCCN: 2011040933 |
| Series: Cambridge Latin American Studies (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.1" W x 9" (1.45 lbs) 368 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Warfare and Shamanism in Amazonia is an ethnographic study of the Parakan , a little-known indigenous people of Amazonia, who inhabit the interfluvial region in the state of Par , Brazil. This book analyzes the relationship between warfare and shamanism in Parakan society from the late 19th century until the end of the 20th 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Fausto, Carlos: - Carlos Fausto is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Fausto has been conducting fieldwork among Amazonian indigenous peoples since 1988. His articles have appeared in the Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Current Anthropology, American Ethnologist, Religion and Society, Science, Mana, L'Homme, Gradhiva and the Journal de la Societe des Americanistes. He co-edited Time and Memory in Indigenous Amazonia (2007) with Michael Heckenberger. He currently collaborates with indigenous people to produce video documentaries. |
