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Tobacco and shamanistic ecstasy among the Warao Indians of Venezuela
Flesh of the gods; the ritual use of hallucinogens • New York • Published In 1972 • Pages: 55-83
By: Wilbert, Johannes.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article presents a detailed discussion of the use of tobacco by Warao shamans to induce hallucinogenic trances. In the process of describing this phenomenon, Wilbert provides much additional information on the three basic types of shamans found among the Warao -- the WISHIRATU, BAHANROUTU, and HOAROTU. Also contained in this paper are frequent references to shamanistic practices in other parts of the world THAT show similarity to those of the Warao.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Shamans and psychotherapists
- Magical and mental therapy
- Priesthood
- Revelation and divination
- Recreational and non-therapeutic drugs
- 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
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- 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
- 1954-1969
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1954-1969
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Winikina Warao, Orinoco Delta, Venezuela
- NotesAdditional notes
- Johannes Wilbert
- bibliography not included
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 78143970
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Warao Indians