▁is ▁occasionally ▁pract iced ▁by ▁both ▁rit ual ▁special ists ▁and ▁lay pers ons . ▁An ▁example ▁of ▁this ▁is ▁an ▁institution al ized ▁form ▁of ▁reci pro cal ▁violence ▁that ▁ent it les ▁a ▁person ▁to ▁revert ▁any ▁harm ful ▁inc idents ▁or ▁material ▁another ▁sent . ▁J iv aro ans , ▁of ▁which ▁the ▁Ach u ar ▁are ▁a ▁sub - group , ▁as cribe ▁to ▁a ▁particular ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁pan - A ma zon ian ▁anim istic ▁cosm ological ▁phenomen on ▁known ▁as ▁' A ma zon ian ▁pers pect iv ism ,' ▁in ▁which ▁many ▁animals ▁and ▁plants ▁are ▁understood ▁to ▁possess ▁human ▁sou ls , ▁although ▁their ▁bod ily ▁appearance ▁is ▁different . ▁Anim als ▁with ▁human ▁sou ls ▁are ▁significant ▁for ▁the ▁Ach u ar , ▁as ▁they ▁represent ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁social ized ▁nature . ▁The ▁only ▁way ▁for ▁a ▁h unter ▁to ▁be ▁successful ▁is ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁harm ony ▁with ▁the ▁game ▁he ▁hun ts ▁and ▁with ▁its ▁guard ian ▁spirits , ▁known ▁as ▁k unt ini u ▁n uk uri ▁( liter ally : ▁" game ▁moth ers "). ▁The ▁h unter ' s ▁relationship ▁with ▁both ▁the ▁pre y ▁and ▁their ▁" game ▁moth ers " ▁is ▁personal ▁and ▁cultiv ated ▁over ▁a ▁lifetime , ▁and ▁these ▁relationships ▁are ▁character ized ▁princip ally ▁as ▁aff inal . ▁He ▁must ▁follow ▁these ▁two ▁rules : ▁taking ▁these ▁animals ▁with ▁moder ation ▁and ▁showing ▁respect ▁to ▁the ▁animals ▁he ▁k ills . ▁Both