Areruya and Indigenous Prophetism in Northern Amazonia (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781350338692)

Based on four years of ethnographic research, this book discusses the presence of Christianity on Areruya, an indigenous religious movement practiced by the Ingarik? in Northern Amazonia.

Tracing the role of 19th-century missionaries in the region, the book shows how shamans started to announce the coming of a cataclysm, associated with the promise of indigenous salvation in Christian paradise and the acquisition of the colonizers' goods. It also explores how the ancient mythological elaboration of salvation after death was reinforced through both an appropriation of some aspects of Christianity and the development of a very violent form of shamanism, which epitomizes the evilness ascribed to the human condition on earth.

Virg?nia Amaral offers a valuable reflection on cultural transformations, revealing how Areruya is not only a shamanic appropriation of Christianity, but also an indigenous and ritualized interpretation of colonization.

Author: Virg?nia Amaral
ISBN-10: 1350338699
ISBN-13: 9781350338692
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Language: English
Published: 09/05/2024
Pages: 296
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.29lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.69d