Religion and Shamanism of the Matsigenka (Eastern Peru)

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  • Gerhard Baer

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https://doi.org/10.52980/revistaamazonaperuana.vi4.236

Abstract

In this article, the author attempts to provide a simplified description of the Matsigenka religious concept. He also analyzes the role of the shaman as a fundamental element in understanding the religion itself, as well as its cultic, ritual, and evangelical-social aspects.

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BAER, Gerhard y Wayne W. SNELL. 1974. “An Ayahuasca Ceremony among the Matsigenka (Eastern Peru)”. Zeitschrift für Ethnologie, Bd. 99, Heft 1-2, Braunschweig, pp. 63-80.

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1979-01-14

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Religion and Shamanism of the Matsigenka (Eastern Peru). (1979). Peruvian Amazon, 4, 101-138. https://doi.org/10.52980/revistaamazonaperuana.vi4.236