Areruya and Indigenous Prophetism in Northern Amazonia

Based on four years of ethnographic research, this book discusses the presence of Christianity on Areruya, an indigenous religious movement practiced by the Ingariko 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. Virginia 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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Virgínia Amaral, Virgainia Amaral, Virgínia Amaral
• Con la collaborazione di: Naomi Haynes (Editore), Jon Bialecki (Editore), Hillary Kaell (Editore), James S Bielo (Editore)
• Editore: Bloomsbury Academic
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 19.03.2026
• Categoria: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Religione: tematiche generali, opere di consultazi; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Etnologia > Etnologia
• EAN: 9781350338739
• ISBN: 978-1-350-33873-9
• Numero di pagine: 296
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 15.4 x 23.2 x 2 cm
• Serie: New Directions in the Anthropology of Christianity
• Categorie: Venezuela, RELIGION / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Indigenous Studies, Guyana, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Colonization, Ethnography, Indigenous, Mythology, Relating to indigenous peoples, Social and cultural anthropology, Shaman, Religion and beliefs, Amazonas (state), Missionary, Amerindian, Kapon, Ingariko, Pemon