Amerindian shamanism as a technology of relations

Abstract

This article aims to analyse the nature of Amerindian shamanism; their creation processes; and how it becomes the cardinal element of indigenous societies. In this approach, Mircea Eliade, (1972; 1998), Lévi-Strauss (1975; 2008) e Viveiros de Castro (2007; 2009; 2014), will be articulated. An ethnographic and anthropological theoretical framework, with a strategic basis will be also made. It allows an updated perspective for the Sciences of Religions beyond the analysis of the ritualistic sphere, in order to extend it to an intraspecific way of life.