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Singing to the Plants: A Guide to Mestizo Shamanism in the Upper Amazon
Stephan Beyer
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Paperback. Num Pages: 544 pages, frontispiece, figures. BIC Classification: HRQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 39. Weight in Grams: 938.
In the Upper Amazon, mestizos are the Spanish-speaking descendants of Hispanic colonizers and the indigenous peoples of the jungle. Some mestizos have migrated to Amazon towns and cities, such as Iquitos and Pucallpa; most remain in small villages. They have retained features of a folk Catholicism and traditional Hispanic medicine, and have incorporated much of the religious tradition of the Amazon, especially its healing, sorcery, shamanism, and the use of potent plant hallucinogens, including ayahuasca. The result is a uniquely eclectic shamanist culture that continues to fascinate outsiders with its brilliant visionary art. Ayahuasca shamanism is now part of global ... Read more
In the Upper Amazon, mestizos are the Spanish-speaking descendants of Hispanic colonizers and the indigenous peoples of the jungle. Some mestizos have migrated to Amazon towns and cities, such as Iquitos and Pucallpa; most remain in small villages. They have retained features of a folk Catholicism and traditional Hispanic medicine, and have incorporated much of the religious tradition of the Amazon, especially its healing, sorcery, shamanism, and the use of potent plant hallucinogens, including ayahuasca. The result is a uniquely eclectic shamanist culture that continues to fascinate outsiders with its brilliant visionary art. Ayahuasca shamanism is now part of global ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
Albuquerque, NM, United States
ISBN
9780826347305
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V9780826347305
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