Shameless Creatures: An Ethnozoology of the Amazon River Dolphin

The rural population of Brazilian Amazonia of mixed African, European, and indigenous ancestry possesses a rich corpus of beliefs and practices concerning the Amazon river dolphin (Inia geoffrensis). Some of these dolphins are believed capable of transforming into human beings at night and causing h...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Ethnology 1999, Vol.38 (1), p.47-58
1. Verfasser:	Cravalho, Mark A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Beliefs Cognitive problems, arts and sciences, folk traditions, folklore Diseases Dolphins Dolphins & porpoises Ethnology Ethnozoology Folklore Humans Medical anthropology Men Mythology Narratives Native peoples Shamans Supernaturalism Traditional sciences and medicine White people
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