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Peyote Hunt
Barbara G. Myerhoff
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Description for Peyote Hunt
Paperback. Series: Symbol, Myth and Ritual. Num Pages: 288 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HRQ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 328.
"Ramón Medina Silva, a Huichol Indian shaman priest or mara'akame, instructed me in many of his culture's myths, rituals, and symbols, particularly those pertaining to the sacred untiy of deer, maize, and peyote. The significance of this constellation of symbols was revealed to me most vividly when I accompanied Ramón on the Huichol's annual ritual return to hunt the peyote in the sacred land of Wirikuta, in myth and probably in history the place from which the Ancient Ones (ancestors and deities of the present-day Indians) came before settling in their present home in the mountains of the Sierra Madre ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
1976
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Series
Symbol, Myth and Ritual
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780801491375
SKU
V9780801491375
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Reviews for Peyote Hunt
"This study is based on observation, verbatim texts of myths, ethnographic data, participation in the rituals, and other publications of Huichol ethnology. The peyote complex is expertly set in the wider context of Huichol religion, society, and history. The study concludes with a review of . . . theories of Turner, Geertz, and Lévi-Strauss, which, in turn, are synthesized to ... Read more