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Guardians of the life stream : shamans, art and power in prehispanic central Panamá

Title
  1. Guardians of the life stream : shamans, art and power in prehispanic central Panamá / by Armand J. Labbé ; with a foreword by Peter Keller ; [illustrations by Joseph Kramer ; editor, Aleida Rodríguez].
Published by
  1. Santa Ana, Calif. : Cultural Arts Press, The Bowers Museum of Cultural Art ; [Seattle] : Distributed by the University of Washington Press, ©1995.
Author
  1. Labbé, Armand J.

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Additional authors
  1. Bowers Museum of Cultural Art.
Description
  1. 168 pages : color illustrations; 28 cm
Subject
  1. Shamanistic symbolism in art > Panama
  2. Indian pottery > Panama
  3. Panama > Antiquities
  4. Indians of Central America > Panama > Antiquities
Contents
  1. Brief Chronological Outline of Panamanian History -- Ch. I. Introduction -- Ch. II. Central Panama: A Ceramic Art History -- Ch. III. The Central Region: Changes through Time -- An Art Historical Overview -- Ch. IV. Neotropical and New World Shamanism -- Ch. V. Mapping and Structuring the Shamanic Universe -- Ch. VI. Paradigm and Models: A Key to Understanding the Inherent Dualism of the Shamanic Cosmos -- Ch. VII. Context and Meaning in the Art of Central Panama.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references.