Mysteries of the Jaguar Shamans of the Northwest Amazon

by Robin M. Wright and Robin Wright

Book Overview

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 Silva for more than thirty years, weaves the story of Silva's life together with the Baniwas' broader society, history, mythology, cosmology, and jaguar shaman traditions. The jaguar...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803295235
• ISBN13: 9780803295230
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"