Pelayo Benavides
Biographic Data
| ID | 119826 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Pelayo Benavides |
| GIVEN NAMES | Pelayo |
| FAMILY NAME | Benavides |
| SIGNATURE | BENAVIDES P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1049-2662 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Feral dogs on X
The ecological impact of free-ranging dogs has garnered significant interest in the scientific community over the past two decades. However, a comprehensive, interdisciplinary approach to managing this issue, particularly concerning feral dogs, remains elusive. To explore the discourse surrounding feral dogs within society, we compiled a dataset of 1052 tweets from X spanning 15 years (2006–2021) of debate in Chile, a country where keeping unconf…
Unnatural Pumas and Domestic Foxes
Human–wildlife conflicts involving protected predators are a major social and environmental problem worldwide. A critical aspect in such conflicts is the role of state institutions regarding predators’ conservation, and how this is construed by affected local populations. These interpretations are frequently embodied in conspiratorial rumours, sharing some common traits related to wild and domestic categories, spatial ordering and power relations…
Uncanny Creatures of the Dark
Belief systems of human societies are deeply related with animals, which are symbolised in traditional narratives. Here we review reported cases from around the world and our own ethnographic observations from southern Chile, to analyse beliefs associated with owls. In particular, we explore the role that owls play in traditional narratives and the likely reasons of their saliency, including their connections with the extraordinary. For the latte…
Winged Voices
Ethno-ornithological studies have shown the complexity of indigenous systems of classification of local biota. However, there is still a lack of knowledge about the etymology of bird names used by indigenous peoples in many locations and about the phenomenological meaning of these names. We conducted an extensive literature review of Mapuche bird names and their etymologies. Because of the relative importance of onomatopoeias as the origin of Map…
Aprender lengua y cultura mapuche en la escuela
El artículo analiza un caso de implementación del Sector de Aprendizaje Lengua Indígena focalizándose en los recursos educativos empleados, en cuanto objetos "mediadores" del aprendizaje. Con base en el trabajo etnográfico de observación participante en clases, se examina el desenvolvimiento de las actividades didácticas poniendo el foco de atención en los recursos o materiales utilizados, incluyendo los que fueron introducidos por iniciativa de …
Deadly Powers
Animal Symbolism in Folk Narratives and Human Attitudes towards Predators
This article deals with the symbolic aspects of folk narratives involving animals considered to be 'harmful'. Its main focus is a study of narratives collected by Chilean schoolchildren concerning eight endangered animal species. These narratives are analysed as cultural models and as educational tools for environmental purposes. Notes 1 It should be noted in this context that the term 'resource' would be rejected by several ecological approaches…
Values, animal symbolism, and human-animal relationships associated to two threatened felids in Mapuche and Chilean local narratives
BackgroundThe Chilean temperate rainforest has been subjected to dramatic fragmentation for agriculture and forestry exploitation. Carnivore species are particularly affected by fragmentation and the resulting resource use conflicts with humans. This study aimed at understanding values and human-animal relationships with negatively perceived threatened carnivores through the disclosure of local stories and Mapuche traditional folktales.MethodsOur…
Values, animal symbolism, and human-animal relationships associated to two threatened felids in Mapuche and Chilean local narratives
BackgroundThe Chilean temperate rainforest has been subjected to dramatic fragmentation for agriculture and forestry exploitation. Carnivore species are particularly affected by fragmentation and the resulting resource use conflicts with humans. This study aimed at understanding values and human-animal relationships with negatively perceived threatened carnivores through the disclosure of local stories and Mapuche traditional folktales.MethodsOur…
Animal Symbolism in Folk Narratives and Human Attitudes towards Predators
This article deals with the symbolic aspects of folk narratives involving animals considered to be 'harmful'. Its main focus is a study of narratives collected by Chilean schoolchildren concerning eight endangered animal species. These narratives are analysed as cultural models and as educational tools for environmental purposes. Notes 1 It should be noted in this context that the term 'resource' would be rejected by several ecological approaches…
Uncanny Creatures of the Dark
Belief systems of human societies are deeply related with animals, which are symbolised in traditional narratives. Here we review reported cases from around the world and our own ethnographic observations from southern Chile, to analyse beliefs associated with owls. In particular, we explore the role that owls play in traditional narratives and the likely reasons of their saliency, including their connections with the extraordinary. For the latte…
Deadly Powers
Animal Symbolism in Folk Narratives and Human Attitudes towards Predators
This article deals with the symbolic aspects of folk narratives involving animals considered to be 'harmful'. Its main focus is a study of narratives collected by Chilean schoolchildren concerning eight endangered animal species. These narratives are analysed as cultural models and as educational tools for environmental purposes. Notes 1 It should be noted in this context that the term 'resource' would be rejected by several ecological approaches…
Values, animal symbolism, and human-animal relationships associated to two threatened felids in Mapuche and Chilean local narratives
BackgroundThe Chilean temperate rainforest has been subjected to dramatic fragmentation for agriculture and forestry exploitation. Carnivore species are particularly affected by fragmentation and the resulting resource use conflicts with humans. This study aimed at understanding values and human-animal relationships with negatively perceived threatened carnivores through the disclosure of local stories and Mapuche traditional folktales.MethodsOur…
Aprender lengua y cultura mapuche en la escuela
El artículo analiza un caso de implementación del Sector de Aprendizaje Lengua Indígena focalizándose en los recursos educativos empleados, en cuanto objetos "mediadores" del aprendizaje. Con base en el trabajo etnográfico de observación participante en clases, se examina el desenvolvimiento de las actividades didácticas poniendo el foco de atención en los recursos o materiales utilizados, incluyendo los que fueron introducidos por iniciativa de …
Winged Voices
Ethno-ornithological studies have shown the complexity of indigenous systems of classification of local biota. However, there is still a lack of knowledge about the etymology of bird names used by indigenous peoples in many locations and about the phenomenological meaning of these names. We conducted an extensive literature review of Mapuche bird names and their etymologies. Because of the relative importance of onomatopoeias as the origin of Map…
Uncanny Creatures of the Dark
Belief systems of human societies are deeply related with animals, which are symbolised in traditional narratives. Here we review reported cases from around the world and our own ethnographic observations from southern Chile, to analyse beliefs associated with owls. In particular, we explore the role that owls play in traditional narratives and the likely reasons of their saliency, including their connections with the extraordinary. For the latte…
Unnatural Pumas and Domestic Foxes
Human–wildlife conflicts involving protected predators are a major social and environmental problem worldwide. A critical aspect in such conflicts is the role of state institutions regarding predators’ conservation, and how this is construed by affected local populations. These interpretations are frequently embodied in conspiratorial rumours, sharing some common traits related to wild and domestic categories, spatial ordering and power relations…
Feral dogs on X
The ecological impact of free-ranging dogs has garnered significant interest in the scientific community over the past two decades. However, a comprehensive, interdisciplinary approach to managing this issue, particularly concerning feral dogs, remains elusive. To explore the discourse surrounding feral dogs within society, we compiled a dataset of 1052 tweets from X spanning 15 years (2006–2021) of debate in Chile, a country where keeping unconf…
Biology (5 works) · Ecology (5 works) · Animal and Plant Science Education (4 works) · Art (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · History (4 works) · Predation (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Aesthetics (3 works) · Ethnology (3 works)