Totemic Outsiders: Ontological Transformation among the Makushi

This article examines how sociological totemism mediates the co-existence of animism and an emerging naturalism among the Makushi in Surama Village (Guyana) within contexts of interactions with outsiders. Since the 1830s, such contexts have varied from missionization to eco-tourism, which Surama dev...

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Main Author: Whitaker, James Andrew (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Berghahn 2021
In: Religion and society
Year: 2021, Volume: 12, Issue: 1, Pages: 70-85
Further subjects:B Animism
B Makushi
B Guyana
B Totemism
B Amazonia
B eco-tourism
B Naturalism
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