In the belief system of the Carib tribes, Kanaima is an evil spirit that possesses people and causes them to turn into deadly animals and/or go into a murderous rage. Assassins, or Carib …

2022年12月24日 · Whether it is a human being or a spirit, the Kanaima is considered to be demonic in nature: an evil being which kills in the most horrific manner. The Kanaima is …

2017年9月24日 · Kanaima are avenging spirits or humans possessed by said spirits in the folklore of the native tribes of British Guiana and in Northwestern Brazil. In the belief system of the …

2021年9月19日 · According to the lore, the Kanaima is a man who is a member of a secret society of trained, skillful, powerful and dangerous assassins. They carry out vendettas and they kill …

Kanaima, the hereditary enemy of the human race, was being followed by a powerful Spirit: the pursuer was close at hand, escape seemed impossible, the steep bank preventing further …

2022年3月15日 · Kanaimà – The predominant form of dark shamanism in Amazonia. Neil Whitehead defines it as “assault sorcery,” which involves the “mutilation and lingering death of …

2015年9月20日 · The fear that grips people when they speak of – or refuse to speak of – the Kanaima works as if he has a presence that will know they have spoken and will come after …

2010年9月17日 · Kanaimàs, who are real, flesh-and-blood people in the Guyanese highlands, may announce their intention to attack with bird-like warning calls. The first attack weakens the …

Neil L. Whitehead (19 March 1956 – 22 March 2012) was an English anthropologist, who is best known for his work on the anthropology of violence, dark shamanism (and Guyanese kanaimà …