O universo visual dos xamãs wauja (Alto Xingu)

The visual universe of Wauja shamans (Upper Xingu). This paper analyses the shaman’s visual experiences in dreams and trances as elements in the conceptualisation of the four main types of non-human beings (« animal-people », « clothing », « monster », and « animal ») and of their relationships to t...

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Main Author: Aristóteles Barcelos Neto
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Language:English
Published: Société des américanistes 2001-01-01
Series:Journal de la Société des Américanistes
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/jsa/1958
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description The visual universe of Wauja shamans (Upper Xingu). This paper analyses the shaman’s visual experiences in dreams and trances as elements in the conceptualisation of the four main types of non-human beings (« animal-people », « clothing », « monster », and « animal ») and of their relationships to the Wauja. The pictures included in the article derive from the ontological and esthetic reflexions of a privileged group of individuals. These individuals are recognized as possessing specific powers for interpreting facts and visual or verbal expressions of Wauja cosmological ideas.
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O universo visual dos xamãs wauja (Alto Xingu)
Journal de la Société des Américanistes
cosmology
shamanism
witchcraft
imagery
title O universo visual dos xamãs wauja (Alto Xingu)
title_full O universo visual dos xamãs wauja (Alto Xingu)
title_fullStr O universo visual dos xamãs wauja (Alto Xingu)
title_full_unstemmed O universo visual dos xamãs wauja (Alto Xingu)
title_short O universo visual dos xamãs wauja (Alto Xingu)
title_sort o universo visual dos xamas wauja alto xingu
topic cosmology
shamanism
witchcraft
imagery
url https://journals.openedition.org/jsa/1958
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