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Wolf power and interspecies communication in Huichol shamanismessay 1996 • Valadez, Susana
Huichol • Middle America and the Caribbean > Northern Mexico
This document discusses aspects of traditional Huichol religion involving the identification of wolves with shamans. The power of transformation into a wolf is held by only the most exceptional shamans. This special, "shape-shifting" relationship wit...