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The Mazatecs Indians' creation of linguistic art through the use of a hallucinogenic mushrooms
Hawthorne, Elizabeth
Hawthorne, Elizabeth
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1995
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Mazatec Indians,Mushrooms, Hallucinogenic --Mexico,Indians of Mexico,Mazateco poetry,Indians of Mexico --Religion,Mushroom ceremony,Shamanism,Mazatec Indians -- Rites and ceremonies
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Hawthorne, Elizabeth. (1995) The Mazatecs Indians' creation of linguistic art through the use of a hallucinogenic mushrooms. In: Lambda Alpha Journal, v.25-26, p.44-50
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The goal of this paper is to demonstrate that the use of hallucinogenic mushrooms by the Mazatec Indians stimulates their artistic creativity, producing chants composed of a special language. Author examine the chemical composition of the mushrooms, the necessity and importance of the shaman in the mushroom ritual and the role of linguistic creation in Mazatec
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Wichita State University. Department of Anthropology
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Lambda Alpha Journal
v.25/26
v.25/26
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0047-3928