RITUAL DEATH: REFLECTIONS ABOUT THE SURUWAHA SUICIDE

This paper, by analyzing a socio-cultural practice of the Suruwaha people - the "ritual death" - aims to question and corroborate with the conceptual review of the term "suicide", considering it inappropriate for what in fact this particular case represents. The reflection on thi...

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Main Authors: Marcio Martins dos Santos, Kariny Teixeira de Souza
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul 2009-06-01
Series:Espaço Ameríndio
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Online Access:http://seer.ufrgs.br/EspacoAmerindio/article/view/7191