Mazatec

Mazatec

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  • Mazatec — Mazatecan, adj. /maz euh tek /, n., pl. Mazatecs, (esp. collectively) Mazatec for 1. 1. a member of an American Indian people of northern Oaxaca, in Mexico. 2. the Oto Manguean language of the Mazatec. * * * ▪ people       Mesoamerican Indians of …   Universalium

  • Mazatec —    People of southern Mexico in Central America. The Mazatec’s shamanic healing use of mushrooms aided Richard Schultes in isolating a curative agent useful in the development of a new heart drug. Their blend of indigenous animism and Catholic… …   Historical dictionary of shamanism

  • Mazatec people — Mazatec Ha Shuta Enima Mazatec girls performing a dance in Huautla de Jimenez Total population 200,000 Regions with significant populations Mexico ( …   Wikipedia

  • Mazatec Indians — • Mexican tribe of Zapotecan linguistic stock, occupying the mountain region of north east Oaxaca, chiefly in the districts of Cuicatlan and Teotitlan Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Mazatec Indians     Mazatec Indians …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Mazatec shamans — The Mazatec Shamans are known for their ritual use of psilocybe mushrooms. Some shamans on occasion use other plants, such as Salvia Divonorum and morning glory seeds. María Sabina was one of the best known of the Mazatec Shamans. There is little …   Wikipedia

  • Mazatec shamanism — The Mazatec Shamans are known for their ritual use of psilocybe mushrooms. Some shamans on occasion use other plants, such as Salvia divinorum and morning glory seeds. María Sabina was one of the best known of the Mazatec Shamans. There is little …   Wikipedia

  • Mazatec — noun A member of an indigenous people who inhabit an area of the state of Oaxaca in southern Mexico. Syn: Mazatecan …   Wiktionary

  • mazatec — maz·a·tec …   English syllables

  • mazatec — …   Useful english dictionary

  • Ayautla Mazatec — ISO 639 3 Code : vmy ISO 639 2/B Code : ISO 639 2/T Code : ISO 639 1 Code : Scope : Individual Language Type : Living …   Names of Languages ISO 639-3

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