The Living Ancestors

<p> This phenomenologically oriented ethnography focuses on experiential aspects of Yanomami shamanism including shamanistic activities in the context of cultural change. The author interweaves ethnographic material with theoretical components of a holographic principle or the idea that the part is equal to the whole which is embedded in the nature of the Yanomami macrocosm human dwelling multiple-soul components and shamans' relationships with embodied spirit-helpers. This book fills an important gap in the regional study of Yanomami people and on a broader scale enriches understanding of this ancient phenomenon by focusing on the consciousness involved in shamanism through firsthand experiential involvement.</p>