Tobacco and Shamanism in South America

Tobacco and Shamanism in South America
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Publisher : Yale University Press
Total Pages : 324
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ISBN-10 : 0300057903
ISBN-13 : 9780300057904
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Book Synopsis Tobacco and Shamanism in South America by : Johannes Wilbert

Download or read book Tobacco and Shamanism in South America written by Johannes Wilbert and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1987-01-01 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An ethnography of magic-religious, medicinal and recreational tobacco use among nearly 300 native South American societies. Wilbert found that South American Indians use tobacco in many ways and that a close functional relation exists between tobacco and shamanism.


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