Keepers of the Sacred Chants: The Poetics of Ritual Power in an Amazonian Society by Jonathan D. Hill

Keepers of the Sacred Chants: The Poetics of Ritual Power in an Amazonian Society

Jonathan D. Hill

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The Wakuenai of the upper Rio Negro region in southern Venezuela employ a form of singing called malikai for ceremonies of childbirth, initiation, and healing. This ritual chanting is a rich amalgam of myth and music, and serves as a means of inte...

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