Kuna art and shamanism : an ethnographic approach

Kuna art and shamanism : an ethnographic approach / by Paolo Fortis.

"Known for their beautiful textile art, the Kuna of Panama have been scrutinized by anthropologists for decades. Perhaps surprisingly, this scrutiny has overlooked the magnificent Kuna craft of nuchukana--wooden anthropomorphic carvings--which play vital roles in curing and other Kuna rituals....

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Main Author: Fortis, Paolo, 1976-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Austin : University of Texas Press, ©2012.
Subjects:
Cuna art.
Cuna mythology.
Cuna Indians > Religion.
Shamanism > Panama.
ART > Native American.
Cuna art
Cuna Indians > Religion
Cuna mythology
Shamanism
Panama
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Table of Contents:
  • Island, gardens, and ancient trees
  • Alterity and the populated forest
  • Carving and the transformation of male fertility
  • Amniotic designs
  • From the perspective of the mother
  • Tarpa, or what lies between us
  • Images of alterity
  • Sculptural forms.

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