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The Djuka civilizationarticle 1984 • Thoden van Velzen, H. U. E.
Ndyuka • South America > Amazon and Orinoco
In this article, Thoden van Velzen, uses the Ndyuka data to critique Norbert Elias's theory regarding the relationship between centralized authority and civilization. According to Elias, the c...Priests, spirit mediums, and guerillas in Surinamebook chapter 1994 • Thoden van Velzen, H. U. E.
Ndyuka • South America > Amazon and Orinoco
This is an article about the rediscovery of Ndyuka possession cults and medicinemen by young, urbanized maroons who joined the rebel army during Suriname's civil war (1986-1989). Traditional m...Dangerous ancestorsbook chapter 1995 • Thoden van Velzen, H. U. E.
Ndyuka • South America > Amazon and Orinoco
This article is about the ambivalency with which Ndyuka historians regard leaders of the past. On the one hand, Ndyuka leaders are celebrated for leading both the flight to freedom and the sub...The Great Father and the DangerBook 1991 • Thoden van Velzen, H. U. E. & Wetering, Wilhelmina van
Ndyuka • South America > Amazon and Orinoco
This is a fascinating account of High God cults and associated religious movements among the Ndyuka from the later half of the nineteenth century to the late 1980s. Ndyuka religion is organize...Culture summaryessay 1999 • Wetering, Wilhelmina van & Thoden van Velzen, H. U. E.
Ndyuka • South America > Amazon and Orinoco
This is a culture summary of the Ndyuka....