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The Americas / Peruvian Amazon
Shipibo-Konibo-Xetebo traditions.
Onanya knowledge, language and community authority.
PEOPLE & CONTEXT
A place, a name,
a living history.
ASOMASHK, the association of Shipibo-Konibo-Xetebo ancestral practitioners, explicitly prefers onanya to the imported terms shaman and shamanism. This pathway follows that choice and introduces its public account of knowledge, transmission and the responsibilities of visitors.
A WAY TO STUDY
Begin with the source.
Read the association's own statement before using an external category. Record the terms it chooses and the conditions under which knowledge is shared. This page introduces public sources rather than instructions for ceremonies or plant preparations.