{"product_id":"the-living-ancestors-shamanism-cosmos-and-cultural-change-among-the-yanomami-of-the-upper-orinoco-9781782388173","title":"The Living Ancestors: Shamanism, Cosmos and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tThis phenomenologically oriented ethnography focuses on experiential aspects of Yanomami shamanism, including shamanistic activities in the context of cultural change. The author interweaves ethnographic material with theoretical components of a holographic principle, or the idea that the “part is equal to the whole,” which is embedded in the nature of the Yanomami macrocosm, human dwelling, multiple-soul components, and shamans’ relationships with embodied spirit-helpers. This book fills an important gap in the regional study of Yanomami people, and, on a broader scale, enriches understanding of this ancient phenomenon by focusing on the consciousness involved in shamanism through firsthand experiential involvement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“This meticulously researched study with its accessible, clear, and engaging presentation fills a significant gap in the regional study of the Yanomami. \u003c\/em\u003eEssential.\u003cem\u003e”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e· Choice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“Jokic’s ethnography …is very well written and reads fluidly. Jokic frequently narrates his own experiences of the Yanomami shamanic world, as well as the thoughts he was having as he was witnessing the events he describes in the book or while listening to the testimonies he references. This contributes to the reader’s experience as it makes it easier to understand the motivations and concerns that the author had for producing this ethnography, as well as the conditions upon which it was produced.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e· Anthropology Book Forum\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“The book is a fascinating account of the experiential qualities of Yanomami shamanism, particularly in relation to shamanistic initiation. In great detail, Jokic relates both the theoretical and the emotional dimensions of Yanomami shamanistic notions, to which he is well suited as he can build upon his own experiences of being initiated during his fieldwork.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e· Journal of Anthropological Research\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“\u003c\/em\u003eThe Living Ancestors \u003cem\u003eis a fine piece of ethnography, straddling several important subjects in contemporary anthropology. Jokic's analysis is innovative and convincing… the message of multiplicity and multiperspectivism is a valuable lesson… and reveals that we still have much to learn and to appreciate about shamanism as an experience of self, other, and world.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e· Anthropology Review Database\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“A captivating and original ethnographic description of religious\/healing practices among the Yanomani of the Upper Orinoco… The author has achieved a deep understanding of the culture, worldviews, ideologies, and cosmology during his fieldwork in two communities. The writing is articulate, fluent, and incisive, and still remains plain enough to attract a wide range of academic and non-academic public.\"\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e· Diana Riboli\u003c\/strong\u003e, Panteion University\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“…the work as a whole is superb… a meticulous documentation of shamanistic experience and practices.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e· Jadran Mimica\u003c\/strong\u003e, University of Sydney\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e \tPreface and Acknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tShamanism: Origins and Key Features\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tYanomami Shamanism: A Cross-Cultural Perspective\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Book’s Subject Matter and its Guiding Principles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tFieldwork Setting and Methodology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Book’s Outline\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1. Life on Top of the Old Sky: Yanomami Habitat, Ethnographic Setting and Local Histories\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tYanomami Habitat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tHistorical Migratory Movements and Encounters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Sweeping Winds of Change and its Consequences\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tPlatanal and Sheroana-theri at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2. Inside the Boa’s Abdomen: The Yanomami Cosmos\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tHolographic Totality of the Yanomami Cosmos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003eNo Patapi tëhë\u003c\/em\u003e: The Ever-present Mythical Time of Creation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tOrigin Myths\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3. Hekura, Body and Illness\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tShamans and Hekura\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003eEpena\u003c\/em\u003e: Transformative Substance and Aliment for Hekura\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tShamanism in Myths and in Contemporary Context\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tYanomami Conception of a Person and Causes of Illness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4. Hekuraprai: Corporeal Cosmogenesis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tSummary of the Initiatory Ordeal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tTransformation into Hekura: Day-by-Day Process\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tCosmic Body and its Dynamism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tFirst Trance: Re-experience of Death and the Beginning of \u003cem\u003eHekuramou\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5. Oneiric Encounters\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tHekuramou and Expansion of Shamanistic Powers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tDreams and Shamanism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tDream Lucidity and the Transitional States of Dream Consciousness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tDreams, Illness and Healing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6. Shamanic Battlefield: The Pendulum of Life and Death\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003eShapori’s\u003c\/em\u003e New Identity and Social Obligation on the Intracommunal Level\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Dialectics between Defensive and Offensive Hekuramou\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tBody Intrusion and the Dynamics of the Cosmic Flow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003eShaporimou\u003c\/em\u003e and Intersubjective Knowledge Diffusion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7. Two Pathways to Curing and in Between: Biomedical and Shamanic Treatment in the Life of Yanomami\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tShamanism and Biomedicine: Compatibility and Differences\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tDynamics of Doctor-Shapori-Patient Interaction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tYanomami Responses to Diarrhoea, Malaria and Respiratory Infections\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8. Return of the Ancestors: The All-pervading Shawara, The End of the World and the Beginning of a New Epoch\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Origin of Shawara Epidemics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tFurther Expansion of the Shawara Concept\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe End of the World and the Beginning of Another Cosmic Cycle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePostscript:\u003c\/strong\u003e Recent Developments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tGlossary of Yanomami Terms\u003cbr\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042223915351,"sku":"9781782388173","price":89.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781782388173.jpg?v=1750953514","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-living-ancestors-shamanism-cosmos-and-cultural-change-among-the-yanomami-of-the-upper-orinoco-9781782388173","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}