The curse of Nemur : in search of the art, myth, and ritual of the Ishir

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Main Author: Escobar, Ticio, 1947- (Author)
Other Authors: Johnson, Adriana Michele Campos (Translator), Taussig, Michael (Author of introduction, etc.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Spanish
Published: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : University of Pittsburgh Press, 2007
Series:Illuminations (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Subjects:
Chamacoco mythology.
Chamacoco Indians > Religion.
Chamacoco Indians > Rites and ceremonies.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The great myth
  • Feathers and featherwork
  • Corporal painting
  • The rite
  • The path of the shamans
  • The history.

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