Latin American Indian Literatures Journal, Volume 15, Issue 1Department of Foreign Languages, Geneva College, 1999 - Indian literature |
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... There are shamans , who are usually men , and ëlemi specialists , who can be women as well as men . A shaman leaves his body to travel in the spiritual world himself , but an ëlemi specialist addresses KIDS AND CROPS 13.
... There are shamans , who are usually men , and ëlemi specialists , who can be women as well as men . A shaman leaves his body to travel in the spiritual world himself , but an ëlemi specialist addresses KIDS AND CROPS 13.
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the spiritual world himself , but an ëlemi specialist addresses her or himself to the spirits of plants and animals by reciting certain chants called elemi's . Literally , ëlemi means " sound of a source . " Elemis are sung in the ...
the spiritual world himself , but an ëlemi specialist addresses her or himself to the spirits of plants and animals by reciting certain chants called elemi's . Literally , ëlemi means " sound of a source . " Elemis are sung in the ...
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The ëlemi specialist treats a woman for the duration of one month , starting the elemi every morning at eight o'clock , again at nine o'clock , and again at ten o'clock , after which he leaves and returns to chant again in the evening ...
The ëlemi specialist treats a woman for the duration of one month , starting the elemi every morning at eight o'clock , again at nine o'clock , and again at ten o'clock , after which he leaves and returns to chant again in the evening ...
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Kids and Crops The Concept of Fertility among | 1 |
Mapuche Poets | 22 |
Mito historia y contacto La mitologa de Asyén entre | 45 |
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