The Body and The Rope: The "Entwining" Ritual of Huichol Peyoteros (Western Mexico)
Le corps et la corde: Le rite d’<<enlaçage>> des peyoteros Huichol (occident du Mexique)
In this article, Kindl analyzes how Wixárika pilgrims carry out an “entwining rite” prior to departing their respective community’s ceremonial center for their initiation journey to Wirikuta. In this sacred land, the deified ancestors are confused with the Wixarika landscape, territory and cosmos to reveal the relationship between notions of the body, the person and life.
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