Tobacco and Shamanism in South America
Author | : Johannes Wilbert |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 324 |
Release | : 1987-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0300057903 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780300057904 |
Rating | : 4/5 (03 Downloads) |
Download or read book Tobacco and Shamanism in South America written by Johannes Wilbert and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1987-01-01 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An ethnography of magic-religious, medicinal and recreational tobacco use among nearly 300 native South American societies. Wilbert found that South American Indians use tobacco in many ways and that a close functional relation exists between tobacco and shamanism.