Piaroa Shamanic Ethics and Ethos: Living by the Law and the Good Life of Tranquillity

The Amazonian cosmos is a battlefield where beauty is possible but violent chaos rules. As a result, the Piaroa world is characterised by an ongoing battle between shamans who uphold, on behalf of all Piaroa, the ideal of ethical living, and forces of chaos and destruction, epitomised by malevolent...

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Main Author: Roddey, Robin P. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer International Publishing [2018]
In: International journal of Latin American religions
Year: 2018, Volume: 2, Issue: 2, Pages: 315-333
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Piaroa / Shamanism / Good living / Shaman / Ambivalence
RelBib Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
BB Indigenous religions
KBR Latin America
Further subjects:B Ethics
B Venezuela
B Shamanism
B Piaroa
B Ethos
B Yopo
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)

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