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Mysteries of the Jaguar Shamans of the Northwest Amazon tells the life story of Mandu da Silva, the last living jaguar shaman among the Baniwa people in the northwest Amazon. In this original and engaging work, Robin M. Wright, who has known and worked with da Silva for more than thirty years, weaves the story of da Silva's life together with the Baniwas' society, history, mythology, cosmology, and jaguar shaman traditions. The jaguar shamans are key players in what Wright calls "a nexus of religious power and knowledge" in which healers, sorcerers, priestly chanters, and dance-leade

Baniwa Indians --- Baniwa philosophy. --- Shamans --- Baniba Indians --- Baniva do Icana Indians --- Baniva Indians --- Carutana Indians --- Issana Indians --- Karutana Indians --- Koretaru Indians --- Maniba Indians --- Maniva Indians --- Arawakan Indians --- Indians of South America --- Philosophy, Baniwa --- Philosophy, Brazilian --- Philosophy, Colombian --- Philosophy, Venezuelan --- Medicine-man --- Medicine men --- Shaman --- Healers --- Mediums --- Rites and ceremonies. --- Religion. --- da Silva, Mandu. --- Da Silva, Mandu. --- Silva, Mandu da