yai
nature_spirit Yanomami single tradition · 1
Yai are described as invisible or nameless beings in Yanomami cosmology. They constitute a category of spiritual entities that are opposed to human beings (yanõmami thëpë) and game animals (yaro). Yai are encountered in the unseen world and are part of the Yanomami understanding of the spiritual landscape.
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“opposed to the categories yaro (game animals) and yai (invisible or nameless beings)”
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