Mestizo Shamanism and Vegetalistas
By Sachahambi • Jun 15th, 2008 • Category: ShamanismWhat is mestizo shamanism?
The Loreto province of northeastern Peru (and to a lesser extent to Ucayali province south of it) is virtually unique in Latin America in that indigenous shamanic practices have been adopted and adapted by the mestizo population, and become a part of the mestizo culture.
While mestizo curanderismo is not unknown elsewhere in [...]
