Displaying 1 of 1 2011 Format: Book Call Number: 299.78454 F477U 2011 Author: Fikes, Jay C. (Jay Courtney), 1951- Title: Unknown Huichol : shamans and immortals, allies against chaos / Jay Courtney Fikes. Publisher, Date: Lanham, Md. : Alta Mira Press, ©2011. Description: xi, 281 pages : maps ; 25 cm Subjects: Huichol mythology. Huichol cosmology. Huichol Indians -- Religion. Shamanism -- Mexico. Symbolic anthropology -- Mexico. Huichol cosmology. Huichol Indians -- Religion. Huichol mythology. Shamanism. Symbolic anthropology. Mexico. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-269) and index. Contents: Confessions of a hybrid anthropologist -- Shamanic initiation and ancestor veneration -- Entering the afterlife -- Interdependence and continuity in Huichol cosmology -- Seeking sacred indexes to celebrate life's logos -- Appendices : A.A Huichol woman's burial -- B. Funeral ritual song excerpts -- C. Deer-hunting and reincarnating rituals -- D. Death and mourning among the Huichol. LCCN: 2010030547 ISBN: 9780759120266 (alk. paper) 0759120269 (alk. paper) * 9780759120280 (electronic) * 0759120285 (electronic) Other Number: 650019971 Items available: 1 Copies owned: 1 Current Holds: 0 Place Request Please select and request a specific volume by clicking one of the icons in the 'Availability' section below. Add to My List Share Expand All | Collapse All Availability Suggestions and more Large Cover Image Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1