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The Shaman's Mirror : Visionary Art of the Huichol.

MacLean, Hope.

The Shaman's Mirror : Visionary Art of the Huichol. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (313 pages)

Intro -- contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Path to the Sierra Madre -- 2. Wixárika: Children of the Ancestor Gods -- 3. Kakauyari: The Gods and the Land Are Alive -- 4. Gifts for the Gods -- 5. Sacred Yarn Paintings -- 6. Commercialization of the Nierika -- 7. Footprints of the Founders -- 8. Making Yarn Paintings -- 9. The Colors Speak -- 10. Sacred Colors and Shamanic Vision -- 11. The Artist as Visionary -- 12. The "Deified Heart": Huichol Soul Concepts and Shamanic Art -- 13. Arte Mágico: Magical Power in Yarn Paintings -- 14. Shamanic Art, Global Market -- 15. The Influence of the Market -- 16. Ancient Aesthetics, Modern Images -- Notes -- Glossary of Huichol and Spanish Terms -- Bibliography -- Index.

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Huichol art.
Huichol textile fabrics.
Huichol mythology.
Art, Shamanistic.
Hallucinogenic drugs and religious experience.
Symbolism in art.


Electronic books.

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