This phenomenologically oriented ethnography focuses on experiential aspects of Yanomami shamanism, including shamanistic activities in the context of cultural change. The author interweaves ethnographic material with theoretical components of a holographic principle, or the idea that the “part is equal to the whole,” which is embedded in the nature of the Yanomami macrocosm, human dwelling, multiple-soul components, and shamans’ relationships with embodied spirit-helpers. This book fills an important gap in the regional study of Yanomami people, and, on a broader scale, enriches understanding of this ancient phenomenon by focusing on the consciousness involved in shamanism through firsthand experiential involvement.
Produkteigenschaften
- Artikelnummer: 9781789207583
- Medium: Buch
- ISBN: 978-1-78920-758-3
- Verlag: Berghahn Books
- Erscheinungstermin: 01.07.2020
- Sprache(n): Englisch
- Auflage: 1. Auflage 2020
- Produktform: Kartoniert, Paperback
- Gewicht: 435 g
- Seiten: 296
- Format (B x H x T): 152 x 229 x 16 mm
- Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt