Church Affiliation and Meat Taboos in Indigenous Communities of Guyanese Amazonia

Human Ecology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 833-845

  Luzar, Jeffrey B ^a   Silvius, Kirsten M ^b   Fragoso, Jose M V ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Moore Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Amazonia; Christianity; Dietary taboos; Indigenous lands; Shamanism

Indexed keywords

CATHOLICISM; CHRISTIANITY; CHURCH ROLE; DIET; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; MEAT; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

AMAZONIA;

EID: 84870301991     PISSN: 03007839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10745-012-9521-4     Document Type: Article

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