Catastrophes and Weddings. Chachi Ritual as Metamorphosis

Catastrophes and Weddings. Chachi Ritual as Metamorphosis. A question that has intrigued anthropologists for a long time is why catastrophic anxieties are so omnipresent among Amerindian peoples. Known in the literature as « millenarianism », fears of an apocalypse appear time and again, both in low...

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Main Author: Istvan Praet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Société des américanistes 2009-12-01
Series:Journal de la Société des Américanistes
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/jsa/12840
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