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Warfare and Shamanism in Amazonia

James Andrew Whitaker

Tipití: Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America January 1, 2012 Peer reviewed DOI: 10.70845/2572-3626.1155

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This is a book review of Carlos Fausto's 'Warfare and Shamanism in Amazonia', which examines the relationship between warfare and shamanism among indigenous Amazonian peoples. The review discusses Fausto's argument that these practices are interconnected through concepts of predation and familiarization, drawing on ethnographic fieldwork and historical sources. The book is published by Cambridge University Press, costs $99.00, and spans 347 pages with maps, illustrations, and an index.

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Book review of Warfare and Shamanism in Amazonia. Carlos Fausto. Translated by David Rodgers. New York: Cambridge University Press. 2012. xv + 347 pp., maps, illustrations, footnotes, bibliography, annex, index. USD $99.00 (hardcover). ISBN: 978-1-107-02006-1

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