Dark Shamans: Kanaimà and the Poetics of Violent Death

by Neil L. Whitehead

Book Overview

On the little-known and darker side of shamanism there exists an ancient form of sorcery called kanaim , a practice still observed among the Amerindians of the highlands of Guyana, Venezuela, and Brazil that involves the ritual stalking, mutilation, lingering death, and consumption of human victims. At once a memoir of cultural encounter and an ethnographic and historical investigation, this book offers a sustained, intimate look at...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822329883
• ISBN13: 9780822329886
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.7" x 9.1"