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Amazonian shamanic enquiry: formulaic composition and specialized discourse.

  • Published In: Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, 2024, v. 30, n. 1. P. 205 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Cesarino, Pedro de Niemeyer 3 of 3

Abstract

This article investigates the styles of enquiry involved in Lowland South American Amerindian shamanic and narrative discourse genres. The article argues in favour of the existence of an Amazonian mode of thinking strictly related to formulaic composition, commonly found in different verbal poetic genres and its contemporary transformations into written texts published as books by Amerindian researchers and narrators. Taking into account philosophical and anthropological discussions about speculative thinking, this study aims to revise the role of narrative verbal genres in Amerindian ethnology and its ontological backgrounds, as well as offering an alternative perspective on the contrast between writing and oral traditions. The article is based on translations of songs and testimonies collected among the Marubo of Western Amazonia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute. 2024/03, Vol. 30, Issue 1, p205
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Anthropology
  • Publication Date:2024
  • ISSN:1359-0987
  • DOI:10.1111/1467-9655.14052
  • Accession Number:175230118
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