Semantic Scholar Open Access 1996 444 sitasi

Os pronomes cosmológicos e o perspectivismo ameríndio

E. Castro

Abstrak

This study discusses the meaning of Amerindian "perspectivism": the ideas in Amazonian cosmologies concerning the way in which humans, animals, and spirits see both themselves and other world beings. Such ideas suggest the possibility of a redefinition of the classical categories of "nature", "culture", and "supernature" based on the concept of perspective or point of view. The study argues in particular that the antinomy between two characterizations of indigenous thought - on the one hand "ethnocentrism", which would deny the attributes of humanity to humans from other groups, and on the other hand "animism", which would extend such qualities to beings from other species - can be resolved if one considers the difference between the spiritual and corporal aspects of beings.

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E. Castro

Format Sitasi

Castro, E. (1996). Os pronomes cosmológicos e o perspectivismo ameríndio. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-93131996000200005

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Informasi Jurnal
Tahun Terbit
1996
Bahasa
en
Total Sitasi
444×
Sumber Database
Semantic Scholar
DOI
10.1590/S0104-93131996000200005
Akses
Open Access ✓