A morte e o corpo dos xamãs nas narrativas siona

The work examines the relation between representations of the body and notions of death arnong the Siona Indians, a Western Tukanoan group of the Colombian Amazon Basin. Of particular focus is the corporality of shamanic power, which not only enables the shaman to mediate between the invisible and v...

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Main Author: E. Jean Langdon
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 1995-12-01
Series:Revista de Antropologia
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Online Access:http://www.revistas.usp.br/ra/article/view/111561