Dark shamans : kanaimà and the poetics of violent death / Neil L. Whitehead.

Author/creator Whitehead, Neil L.
Format Book
Publication InfoDurham, NC : Duke University Press, 2002.
Description309 pages, 4 pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
Subjects
Patamona Indians--Rites and ceremonies.
Patamona Indians--Death.
Macusi Indians--Rites and ceremonies.
Macusi Indians--Death.
Violent deaths--Guyana. --Paramakatoi Region.
Shamanism--Guyana. --Paramakatoi Region.
Witchcraft--Guyana. --Paramakatoi Region.
Ritual abuse--Guyana. --Paramakatoi Region.
Paramakatoi Region (Guyana)--Rites and ceremonies.
Paramakatoi Region (Guyana)--Religious life and customs.

Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [285]-298) and index.
LCCN 2002003192
ISBN0822329522 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0822329883 (pbk. : alk. paper)