The Magic of Song, the Invention of Tradition and the Structuring of Time Among the Shipibo (Peruvian Amazon)

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-8034.2018v20n1p17

Abstract

Shipibo-Konibo (Peruvian lowland indigenous group) singing in ritual healing reveals
that a tense marker in their vernacular language can refer to both a mythical past and a
present “spirit world”. The group's recent past regarding the ayahuasca brew, the
meaning of their patternwork, and their “ethnic” identity as a whole is presented and
analyzed. It is shown that the past is flexible, or non-fixed, allowing for alterations
depending on the storytelling, singing, and acting of ritual.

Published

2018-10-01

How to Cite

BRABEC DE MORI, Bernd. The Magic of Song, the Invention of Tradition and the Structuring of Time Among the Shipibo (Peruvian Amazon). Ilha Revista de Antropologia, Florianópolis, v. 20, n. 1, p. 017–044, 2018. DOI: 10.5007/2175-8034.2018v20n1p17. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/ilha/article/view/2175-8034.2018v20n1p17. Acesso em: 28 dec. 2025.

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Section

Dossiê Sons e Etnografias