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Book Synopsis
The first book to study woodcarving and its relation to shamanism among Kuna people from the San Blas Archipelago, providing a rich new lens for understanding the Kuna worldview.

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The final product is a rich ethnographic consideration of Kuna conceptual life with a focus on Kuna personhood. * Choice *

Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Note on Orthography
  • Introduction
  • 1. Island, Gardens, and Ancient Trees
  • 2. Alterity and the Populated Forest
  • 3. Carving and the Transformation of Male Fertility
  • 4. Amniotic Designs
  • 5. From the Perspective of the Mother
  • 6. Tarpa, or What Lies between Us
  • 7. Images of Alterity
  • 8. Sculptural Forms
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Index

Kuna Art and Shamanism An Ethnographic Approach

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      Publisher: University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/12/2013
      ISBN13: 9780292756861, 978-0292756861
      ISBN10: 0292756860

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The first book to study woodcarving and its relation to shamanism among Kuna people from the San Blas Archipelago, providing a rich new lens for understanding the Kuna worldview.

      Trade Review
      The final product is a rich ethnographic consideration of Kuna conceptual life with a focus on Kuna personhood. * Choice *

      Table of Contents
      • Acknowledgments
      • Note on Orthography
      • Introduction
      • 1. Island, Gardens, and Ancient Trees
      • 2. Alterity and the Populated Forest
      • 3. Carving and the Transformation of Male Fertility
      • 4. Amniotic Designs
      • 5. From the Perspective of the Mother
      • 6. Tarpa, or What Lies between Us
      • 7. Images of Alterity
      • 8. Sculptural Forms
      • Conclusion
      • Notes
      • Glossary
      • References
      • Index

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