Machi
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Machi are Mapuche spiritual leaders and healers who perform rituals, provide medicinal treatment, and mediate between the human and spiritual worlds.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Machi canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
healer
ⓘ
religious specialist ⓘ shamanic figure ⓘ spiritual leader ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mapuche religion
ⓘ
Mapudungun language ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole | intermediary between earthly and spiritual realms ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
central religious authority in Mapuche communities
ⓘ
guardian of traditional knowledge ⓘ keeper of medicinal knowledge ⓘ |
| domain |
physical health
ⓘ
social harmony ⓘ spiritual health ⓘ |
| ethnicContext | Mapuche people ⓘ |
| function |
communication with spirits
ⓘ
diagnosis of illness ⓘ maintenance of cosmic balance ⓘ protection of community ⓘ treatment of illness ⓘ |
| genderInclusion |
men
ⓘ
women ⓘ |
| geographicRegion |
Argentina
ⓘ
Chile ⓘ |
| knowledgeArea |
ethnobotany
ⓘ
mythology and oral tradition ⓘ ritual practice ⓘ |
| mediatesBetween |
humans
ⓘ
spirits ⓘ |
| performs |
agricultural fertility rituals
ⓘ
community ceremonies ⓘ divination rituals ⓘ healing ceremonies for communities ⓘ healing ceremonies for individuals ⓘ healing rituals ⓘ protective rituals ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | indigenous South American spirituality ⓘ |
| roleInSociety |
healing
ⓘ
mediation between human and spiritual worlds ⓘ ritual performance ⓘ spiritual leadership ⓘ |
| selectionProcess |
recognition by community
ⓘ
spiritual calling ⓘ |
| uses |
chants
ⓘ
drumming ⓘ herbal remedies ⓘ medicinal plants ⓘ sacred objects ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.