Entre Karuwaras e Caboclos: pajelança, territorialidade e relações afroindígenas entre os Tenetehar-Tembé do alto rio Guamá (PA)
Benedito Emílio da Silva Ribeiro, Daniel J. Fonseca
Aceno - Revista de Antropologia do Centro-Oeste June 14, 2022 DOI: 10.48074/aceno.v8i17.12357 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Qualitative study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Tembé people of the Alto Rio Guamá Indigenous Land |
| Topics | Shamanism |
| Keywords | Territoriality Indigenous Ethnology Identity music State computer science Ecology Archaeology Communication |
| Key findings | Tembé shamanic practices incorporate African and European elements, demonstrating afroindigenous relations that shape identity and territoriality. |
Abstract
This research analyzes the cultural practices surrounding the Tembé shaman in the Alto Rio Guamá Indigenous Land, northeast of the State of Pará. Establishes connections and evaluates interactions, loans and exchanges with practices of African and European origin, which reveal afroindigenous relations within the villages. Mapping the specificities of pajelança, practitioners and knowledge repertoires of Tembé do Guamá, it is clear how these people incorporated “exogenous” elements to creatively enhance their traditional practices and demarcate aspects of their identity and territoriality. Keywords: Amazonian; afroindigenous relations; Tenetehar-Tembé people; cultural practices; territory and spirituality.
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| Shamanism and Rock Art in Far Western North America Historic hunter-gatherer cultures of California and the Great Basin | 1992 | Ethnographic review and analysis | |
| Working with “La Medicina”: Elements of Healing in Contemporary Ayahuasca Rituals Ayahuasqueros and Western participants in shamanic tourism in Iquitos, Peru | 2012 | Ethnography |