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American Indian Culture and Research Journal

ISSN 0161-6463

1 paper in the library · 1 citation · publishing 2004

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From Delirium to Coherence: Shamanism and Medicine Plants in Silko’s Ceremony

American Indian Culture and Research Journal 2004 Thomas F. Weso 1 citation

A nondescript rock shelter in Texas provides unexpected evidence for shamanism in Leslie Marmon Silko’s Ceremony. There, archaeologists found clearly identifiable images of antlered human figures and entheogenic plant substances, including datura (jimson weed), peyote, and ephedra (Indian or Mormon tea), items associated with shamanistic practices. From a more recent site in Bandolier, New...