Estupor, locura, silencio, muertehacia una antropología comparada de las emociones fuertes

  1. José Manuel Pedrosa 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Alcalá
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    Universidad de Alcalá

    Alcalá de Henares, España

    ROR https://ror.org/04pmn0e78

Aldizkaria:
Anales del Museo Nacional de Antropología

ISSN: 1135-1853

Argitalpen urtea: 2016

Zenbakien izenburua: Etnografías de la muerte en América Latina

Zenbakia: 18

Orrialdeak: 32-53

Mota: Artikulua

Beste argitalpen batzuk: Anales del Museo Nacional de Antropología

Laburpena

In many Amerindian cultures it is believed that when someone walks alone through the countryside, away from the villages, may encounter evil deities. These deities can cause that person to be stupefied, dumb, crazy or sick. In some cases, the person may die if not treated in accordance with the practices of traditional medicine. In this article I present and compare informations recorded in Bolivia, Peru and Brazil.