Silvia M Vidal
Biographic Data
| ID | 434591 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Silvia M Vidal |
| GIVEN NAMES | Silvia M |
| FAMILY NAME | Vidal |
| SIGNATURE | VIDAL S M |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 82 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
In Darkness and Secrecy: The Anthropology of Assault Sorcery and Witchcraft in Amazonia
In Darkness and Secrecy brings together ethnographic examinations of Amazonian assault sorcery, witchcraft, and injurious magic, or “dark shamanism.” Anthropological reflections on South American shamanism have tended to emphasize shamans’ healing powers and positive influence. This collection challenges that assumption by showing that dark shamans are, in many Amazonian cultures, quite different from shamanic healers and prophets. Assault sorcer…
Kuwé Duwákalumi: The Arawak Sacred Routes of Migration, Trade, and Resistance
Kuwé or Kúwai is a powerful cultural hero among the Arawak of the Northwest Amazon. This article analyzes Kuwé teachings and sacred routes as political, religious, migratory, and trade strategies of resistance. These routes were used by the Warekena and the Baré Indians to resist the colonial and postcolonial encroachment on their ancestral territories during the eighteenth century
Efectos de las expansiones coloniales en las poblaciones indigenas del Noroeste Amazonico (1798-1830)
1999). Efectos de las expansiones coloniales en las poblaciones indigenas del Noroeste Amazonico (1798-1830) Colonial Latin American Review: Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 113-132
In Darkness and Secrecy: The Anthropology of Assault Sorcery and Witchcraft in Amazonia
In Darkness and Secrecy brings together ethnographic examinations of Amazonian assault sorcery, witchcraft, and injurious magic, or “dark shamanism.” Anthropological reflections on South American shamanism have tended to emphasize shamans’ healing powers and positive influence. This collection challenges that assumption by showing that dark shamans are, in many Amazonian cultures, quite different from shamanic healers and prophets. Assault sorcer…
Kuwé Duwákalumi: The Arawak Sacred Routes of Migration, Trade, and Resistance
Kuwé or Kúwai is a powerful cultural hero among the Arawak of the Northwest Amazon. This article analyzes Kuwé teachings and sacred routes as political, religious, migratory, and trade strategies of resistance. These routes were used by the Warekena and the Baré Indians to resist the colonial and postcolonial encroachment on their ancestral territories during the eighteenth century
Efectos de las expansiones coloniales en las poblaciones indigenas del Noroeste Amazonico (1798-1830)
1999). Efectos de las expansiones coloniales en las poblaciones indigenas del Noroeste Amazonico (1798-1830) Colonial Latin American Review: Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 113-132
Efectos de las expansiones coloniales en las poblaciones indigenas del Noroeste Amazonico (1798-1830)
1999). Efectos de las expansiones coloniales en las poblaciones indigenas del Noroeste Amazonico (1798-1830) Colonial Latin American Review: Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 113-132
Kuwé Duwákalumi: The Arawak Sacred Routes of Migration, Trade, and Resistance
Kuwé or Kúwai is a powerful cultural hero among the Arawak of the Northwest Amazon. This article analyzes Kuwé teachings and sacred routes as political, religious, migratory, and trade strategies of resistance. These routes were used by the Warekena and the Baré Indians to resist the colonial and postcolonial encroachment on their ancestral territories during the eighteenth century
In Darkness and Secrecy: The Anthropology of Assault Sorcery and Witchcraft in Amazonia
In Darkness and Secrecy brings together ethnographic examinations of Amazonian assault sorcery, witchcraft, and injurious magic, or “dark shamanism.” Anthropological reflections on South American shamanism have tended to emphasize shamans’ healing powers and positive influence. This collection challenges that assumption by showing that dark shamans are, in many Amazonian cultures, quite different from shamanic healers and prophets. Assault sorcer…
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