book chapter
Myth, cosmos, and ceremony among the Shipibo
cosmic zygote : cosmology in the Amazon Basin • New Brunswick, N. J. • Published In 1982 • Pages: 32-126, 313-331, 343-365
By: Roe, Peter G..
Abstract
Following an ethnographic sketch of the Shipibo, Roe presents a sample of 11 mythological texts, dealing primarily with ethnic interactions, relations of the sexes, and major supernatural figures. These texts deal with myths of a serious nature as well as short humorous folktales. A brief history of the aboriginal and modern ethnic groups in the region is then presented showing how the Shipibo define themselves in terms of these groups, and also to show the historical correlates of ethnicity. A section then follows on the Shipibo puberty rites, the Ani Shrëati and Bëstëti Shrëati, in which girls of the tribe undergo radical clitoridectomy and hair cutting. The document concludes with a study of Shipibo cosmology, including data on shamanism, sorcery, and the spirit world.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2002
- Region
- South America
- Sub Region
- Amazon and Orinoco
- Document Type
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 2001
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- sixteenth-twentieth centuries
- Coverage Place
- Ucayali River area, Peru
- Notes
- Peter G. Roe
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-365)
- LCCN
- 80039908
- LCSH
- Shipibo-Conibo Indians