Pottier, Bernard (coordination, presentation and documentation).
_America Latina en sus lenguas indigenas_ Caracas: UNESCO-Monte
Avila Editores, 1983. 476 p., ISBN: 92-3-301926-8
Coppens, Walter (General editor). _Los Aborigenes de Venezuela_
Caracas: Fundacion La Salle de Ciencias Naturales, Instituto
Caribe de Antropologia y Sociologia, Monte Avila Editores, 1988. 3
vols. (I have only the III), 736p, ISBN: V.3 980-235-003-6
Vol. I: Etnologia antigua; vol. II: Etnologia contemporanea; vol.
III: Etnologia contemporanea, II
In this vol. III, there are studies about Pume (Yaruro), E'nepa
(Panare); Bale; Wayu (Guajiro); Wothuha (De'aruwa, Piaroa);
Yanomami; Warao.
Metraux, Alfred. _Religion y Magias Indigenas de America del Sur_
Madrid: Aguilar sa de ediciones, 1973 translated from the French
original, 1967 (Religion et magies indiennes d'amerique du sud).
265 p., ISBN 84-03-12045-1
A classic. Indian Messiahs, ritual anthropophagy with prisoners,
shamanism, suicide...
I would like somebody to deepen and comment into some subjects,
especially homosexualism (or perhaps transvestism or
transformation) regarding priests both female and male; that is,
in order to be a priest, the araucanos must be "deviated",
"freaks", even "monsters", they must have a very different aspect
and behaviour, women must be "macho", men must be effeminate, etc.
A shaman must be "extra-ordinary".
Another important subject among the matacos, is depression and
suicide. Any comments?
Messiahnism is also important.
I need to understand this for a film project. I really couldn't
find interesting ideas on Mircea Eliade ("Religion studies")
Shall I continue sending information about my neighbouring books?
Mario