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Published September 2023 Jaguars of the Dawn
Spirit Mediumship in the Brazilian Vale do Amanhecer
Pierini, E.
Drawing upon over a decade of extensive fieldwork in temples of the Vale do Amanhecer in Brazil and Europe, this ethnography explores how mediums understand their experiences and how they learn to establish relationships with their spirit guides.
Subjects: Anthropology of Religion Medical Anthropology Sociology
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Published January 2022
A Goddess in Motion
Visual Creativity in the Cult of María Lionza
Canals, R.
Shedding light on the role of visual creativity in religion, Canals explores the current practice of the cult of María Lionza, one of the most important and yet unexplored religious practices in Venezuela.
Subjects: Anthropology of Religion Anthropology (General) Cultural Studies (General)
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Published July 2020
The Living Ancestors
Shamanism, Cosmos and Cultural Change among the Yanomami of the Upper Orinoco
Jokic, Z.
This ethnography focuses on Yanomami shamanism, especially in the context of cultural change. The author interweaves ethnographic material with theoretical components of a holographic principle, or the “part is equal to the whole.” This book fills a gap in the study of Yanomami people and enriches understanding of this ancient phenomenon.
Subjects: Anthropology (General) Anthropology of Religion
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Published February 2014
Animism in Rainforest and Tundra
Personhood, Animals, Plants and Things in Contemporary Amazonia and Siberia
Brightman, M., Grotti, V. E., & Ulturgasheva, O. (eds)
Subjects: Anthropology of Religion Environmental Studies (General) Anthropology (General)
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Published October 2008
Learning Religion
Anthropological Approaches
Berliner, D. & Sarró, R. (eds)
Subjects: Anthropology of Religion Theory and Methodology Sociology
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Published December 2004
Day of the Dead
When Two Worlds Meet in Oaxaca
Haley, S. & Fukuda, C.
Subjects: Anthropology of Religion Anthropology (General)
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Published August 2003
The Last Shaman
Change in an Amazonian Community
Gray, A.
Subjects: Anthropology (General) Anthropology of Religion Development Studies Literary Studies
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Published August 2003
Mythology, Spirituality, and History
Gray, A.
Subjects: Anthropology (General) Anthropology of Religion Development Studies Literary Studies
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