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Geography and telluric lore of the Orinoco Delta
Journal of Latin American lore • 5 • Published In 1979 • Pages: 129-150
By: Wilbert, Johannes.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a study of Warao ethnogeographical and cosmological beliefs presented in terms of their concepts of the physical universe and their ecological adaptation and religious orientation to it. The focus of the study are the Hoanarao or 'black-water' people (Mariusa, Winikina, Arawabisi) -- subtribes of the Warao, living in the central Orinoco Delta. The source discusses the natural geography of the region, the Warao people in general, mythical geography, mythical ecology, and concludes with a section on shamanistic ethnogeography.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Shamans and psychotherapists
- Priesthood
- Cosmology
- Ethnogeography
- Topography and geology
- Sacred objects and places
- Mythology
- 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.
- 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 ; 1984
- 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)
- Mariusa, Winikina, Arawabis Warao, central Orinoco Delta, Venezuela
- NotesAdditional notes
- Johannes Wilbert
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 148-150)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 75648807
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Warao Indians