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Dismaying to see lazy stereotypes about contemporary Amazonian shamanism regurgitated -- without evidence -- in the article. "Slightly less violent" than the Az
by tnjm 5y ago
Dismaying to see lazy stereotypes about contemporary Amazonian shamanism regurgitated -- without evidence -- in the article. "Slightly less violent" than the Aztec empire?
I couldn't find out whether the author has actually spent time with tribal people in the Amazon, but it's hard to credit.
- VieEnCode 5y agoI agree that citing evidence/sources to back up the quite damning assertions made on that point would have improved it. Can I ask what you feel he gets most wrong here, and what did he miss?