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Necromantic-magical vocabulary of the Warao Indians
Antropológica / Sociedad de Ciencias Naturales La Salle • 4 • Published In 1958 • Pages: HRAF MS: 1, 16 leaves [Original: 27-36 ]
By: Barral, Basilio María de, Sherwood, Amelia Illescas.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
After a few introductory statements on the nature of Warao PIACHEs (shamans, medicine men, priests), Barral presents an extensive listing of the professional lexicon used by these PIACHEs in their curing ceremonies. This specialized vocabulary, arranged in alphabetical order, makes up the bulk of this work. It is presented to show to what degree the vocabulary is permeated with elements of 'occultism,' or what the author calls 'literary camouflage' by means of which an atmosphere of mystery is created conducive to the creation of optimum conditions for the performance of the curing ritual.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Shamans and psychotherapists
- Magicians and diviners
- Priesthood
- Vocabulary
- Sociolinguistics
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Warao
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2000
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- South America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Amazon and Orinoco
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Missionary
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle ; 1985
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- not specified
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Orinoco Delta, Venezuela
- NotesAdditional notes
- Basilio Ma. de Barral
- Translation of: Vocabulario teurgico-magico de los indios guaraos
- The original Spanish text is not included
- Translated for the HRAF files by Amelia I. Sherwood
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 65004908
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Warao Indians