Peter G. Roe is an anthropologist, and this Rutgers University Press book is his scholarly comparative study of cosmology across the Amazon Basin, developed through a structuralist analysis that includes detailed treatment of Shipibo-Conibo religious symbolism such as the jaguar and the sacred rattle called the maraca. Its strength is genuine comparative reach across multiple Amazonian societies, identifying recurring cosmological patterns that a single-community study could not reveal. Its limit is that its structuralist comparative method looks for shared patterns across traditions, so a claim about one specific Amazonian people's own particular account of their cosmology, as against the cross-cultural pattern Roe identifies, is better checked against a source focused on that specific tradition.
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Published by Rutgers University Press as Peter G. Roe's scholarly study of Amazonian cosmology, peer reviewed university press scholarship. NotesPeter Roe's scholarly comparative study of Amazon Basin cosmology, including Shipibo-Conibo religious symbolism. Use for established scholarly facts about Amazonian cosmological patterns such as the jaguar and sacred rattle (maraca); a structuralist comparative study, so a claim about one specific Amazonian tradition's own account should be checked against a source from or specific to that tradition.
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AuthorPeter G. Roe
PublisherRutgers University Press
Publication Year1982
URLhttps://archive.org/details/cosmiczygotecosm0000roep
Source Typeacademic monograph
Claims Backed By This Source (30 claims)
This source backs 30 claims across the atlas. As facts: 23 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 6 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sources, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.
- Religions, 7 claims: 5 well-attested, 2 general references.
- Articles, 6 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Animals & Totems, 3 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
- Regions, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Sacred Objects & Ritual Items, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.
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23Sacred Objects & Ritual Items
General References
6Sacred Objects & Ritual Items
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