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Cradle songs of the Warao (Guarao, Guarauno)book chapter 1957 • Barral, Basilio María de & Sherwood, Amelia I.
Warao • South America > Amazon and Orinoco
This source consists of a selection of several cradle songs from the author's two-volume work entitled 'Canciones de los indios guaraúnos'. The songs consist of both music examples and texts, and are annotated....Necromantic-magical vocabulary of the Warao Indiansarticle 1958 • Barral, Basilio María de & Sherwood, Amelia I.
Warao • South America > Amazon and Orinoco
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, arran...