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Coles An Inquiry into the Animism and Folk-Lore of the Guiana Indians at Bayshore Shopping Centre in Ottawa, ON
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This detailed ethnographic study examines the spiritual beliefs, myths, and narrative traditions of the Indigenous peoples of Guiana, documenting systems of animism, ritual practice, and oral storytelling. Drawing on firsthand observation, the work situates these traditions within the broader field of anthropological inquiry at a time when scholars were systematically recording the cosmologies of non-European societies.
Through careful analysis of spirits, nature worship, folklore motifs, and ceremonial life, the book reveals how Indigenous communities understood the relationship between the natural and supernatural worlds. It explores the moral codes, social structures, and symbolic meanings embedded in legend and belief, highlighting the coherence and depth of these cultural systems.
Both a historical record and a contribution to early ethnology, this volume preserves invaluable insights into Guiana's Indigenous heritage and deepens our understanding of the intellectual and spiritual frameworks that shaped their world.
This detailed ethnographic study examines the spiritual beliefs, myths, and narrative traditions of the Indigenous peoples of Guiana, documenting systems of animism, ritual practice, and oral storytelling. Drawing on firsthand observation, the work situates these traditions within the broader field of anthropological inquiry at a time when scholars were systematically recording the cosmologies of non-European societies.
Through careful analysis of spirits, nature worship, folklore motifs, and ceremonial life, the book reveals how Indigenous communities understood the relationship between the natural and supernatural worlds. It explores the moral codes, social structures, and symbolic meanings embedded in legend and belief, highlighting the coherence and depth of these cultural systems.
Both a historical record and a contribution to early ethnology, this volume preserves invaluable insights into Guiana's Indigenous heritage and deepens our understanding of the intellectual and spiritual frameworks that shaped their world.
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