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Mysteries of the Jaguar Shamans of the Northwest Amazon
Robin M. Wright
Mysteries of the Jaguar Shamans of the Northwest Amazon
Robin M. Wright
Tells the life story of Mandu da Silva, the last living jaguar shaman among the Baniwa people in the Northwest Amazon. In this original and engaging work, Robin M. Wright, who has known and worked with Silva for more than thirty years, weaves the story of Silva’s life together with the Baniwas’ broader society, history, mythology, cosmology, and jaguar shaman traditions.
408 pages, 18 photographs, 7 illustrations, 2 maps, 2 tables, 2 appendixes
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | November 1, 2016 |
ISBN13 | 9780803295230 |
Publishers | University of Nebraska Press |
Pages | 277 |
Dimensions | 229 × 152 × 28 mm · 626 g |
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