Du projectile au virus. Un art chamanique de l'agression pathogène en Amazonie
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2689407 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jean-Pierre Chaumeil (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 63-82 |
| Publication date | 1995-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Études mongoles et sibériennes (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0766-5075 • E-ISSN: 2101-0013 |
| Publisher | PERSEE Program (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3406/emong.1995.1065 |
| OpenAlex | W32197552 |
| Language | FR |
| Citations received | 2 |
This article explores the widespread South American, particularly Amazonian lowlands, concept of pathogenic aggression as projectiles guided by shamans or non-human entities. Examining this representation of illness, seemingly different from Western medicine's, allows for questioning the possible connections between indigenous therapeutic knowledge and Western medical models, especially considering the similarities in their underlying logic
Humanities · African Studies and Ethnography · Indigenous Health and Education · Migration, Identity, and Health · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2006 - 2022 (17) |
| Highly cited | No |