Cosmology, transformation and territoriality in the perception of the kichwa-lorocachi of the Curaray River.

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Published: 2020-02-28
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17163/uni.n32.2020.10
Keywords:
Cosmology, cultural transformation, ontology, territory, ethnopolitics, shamanism

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Diego Fernando Yela Dávalos
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7004-8101

Abstract

This article is the result of a larger study that investigates elements of the Kichwa cosmological system.
The theme has been explored since the 80s from the so called perspectivist ontological turn that combines
theoretical models resulting from different ethnographic works with a common interest to propose
alternatives to the traditional dualism between nature / culture. Based on an ethnographic methodology
based mainly on the perceptions of local people, the article aims to show descriptively how certain
cultural markers: shamanism and body building, local mythic and territorial perception are retracted.
From the data collected, it is concluded that said retraction is due to the attractiveness of modernity
and its technologies, mainly towards the new generations. On the other hand we have the pause in the
generational transfer of traditional knowledge. This is inserted in a particular socio-economic dynamic
in a territory located outside the urban centers of modern development.

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No. 32 (2020): (March-2020-August 2020): Territories and interculturality: analysis and experiences in contemporary research
Section
Miscellaneous
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