Brazil: Dividuality In Amazonia: God, The Devil, And The Constitution Of Personhood In Wari' ...

Brazil: Dividuality In Amazonia: God, The Devil, And The Constitution Of Personhood In Wari' Christianity Aparecida Vilaca, 2011   This article explores the Christian experience of the Wari', an Amazonian native group, in light of a central feature of their personhood: its dual composition, both human and animal. Arguing that the centrality of the relation with God has resulted in a more stable human person, the article provides an ethnographic examination of how this relation is produced...

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