Los cantos de Kanaima

Abstract

Firstly, the focus is on the classification of the entity Kanaima in the multiverse of the indigenous group of Pemón (Venezuela / Brazil). Secondly, the historical and current recordings of Kanaima songs are presented, whereby the functions of these songs are examined with regard to the body/soul administration and the associated (re)-transformation processes. Finally, the peculiarity of this anti-human entity in the Guianas is discussed in comparison to the animistic ontologies of the Amazon.

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