Myth and Ritual in Amazonian Societies (1630 words, 6 pages)
Myth, Ritual and Reciprocity in the AmazonIn Amazonian societies, myth and ritual are inextricably intertwined. Myth informs ritual and ritual embodies myth, demonstrating the inseparability between conceptual thought and tangible practices. Ethnographies of the Yanomamo, by Napoleon Chagnon, and the Makuna, by Kaj Arhem both profoundly express this relationship. Among ...
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