Dark Shamans DikContents ‘Acksowledgoenir ix Inwoducson + The Eebnopraphers Tle ot 2. Tis ofthe Kanai: Obseness 41 5: Ties ofthe Kanna: Papen 88 4 Shamanic Wale a8 $5. Moderiy, Detelopment, and Kansima Vioknce 74 6, Rina Violence and Mags Death in Amusonia 202 Conc: Anthropologie of Vioknse 245 Notes 283 Works Cited 285 Inder 259Introduction “The term bain fers both t0 made of snl muistion an kl lng ad ots practise The em ako can lode oa more ise evo cine spa! lan is estence fom the begining of time, hat consumer he sss This book i about hoe les sd the reasons they give for thee ato, Ie also about hee itn. ‘Kanai at 2 cthnographic ete is complex to research bcase sees dlicouse that operts ata number of level, fering sil ‘ancously tothe dynamic ofthe spite wodd, physical aggresion by Indiidals, de teins and jelous berween villagers and fly member, andthe spins of ditne ncmes and obser. This ‘ean tat any elsography of kann neces voce abroad appreciation of eal ie and scl onganization, not least bece ‘one of kana’ characteristics stat ts eponal, nor jus local, ‘ni practie.Iisthecefore par of the ull eperaise fo mumber of Amerindian group, ands koown of and sulle by dcr closet ‘eighbors a well. AS erly, one saleaneoualy dealing with on ‘uring ete histo, wild rene, comsdeed aecbutions of blame, fale accusations, ungrounded gos, and justified suspicion, ‘Ths pervasive ad profound dicous of kanims is 3cenral etn exapic eo eves ofthe poop of he Guyana Highlands Boe ‘ramatning the hamas condition and caring is ty, kana 1s dally sje of converation and osly uence the deions tha people make witht vision ofa coms led with predatory gods su spices whore vile hungers are sated by humane. Delon to 01 the arm, © make a journey with someone ele oF aot to ary gun ot to past bythe pt abode a fared ill, 0° to walk byalonger rote aze dus woven into the texte of every en Aluencing its practical specs a uch the eational. Fr those that partpte inthis scoure there abo she tant but tea dram