Matsigenka Corporeality, a Nonbiological Reality
On Notions of Consciousness and the Constitution of Identity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5166177 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dan Rosengren (Göteborg University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2006-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | 1700-tal: Nordic Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1652-4772 • E-ISSN: 2001-9866 |
| Publisher | Trinity University Coates Library - DC Journals (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.70845/2572-3626.1026 |
| OpenAlex | W168118015 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 6 |
Departing from the specific case of Matsigenka people in the Montaña of southeastern Peru, this article challenges some of the assumptions associated with predominant conceptions of Amazonian perspectivism. Examining different cultural registers such as birth rituals and mythology, Matsigenka peoples’ notions about being, soul, and self are discussed in relation to the importance that often is ascribed to physical shape for conceptualizing the world. In contrast to this stress on the corporeal, it is argued that Matsigenka people consider the noncorporeal cognizant self to determine outlook and identity. In accordance, corporeal transformation is seen as a result of “the self ’s” convivial aspirations rather than an outcome of an Other’s predatory intentions. Partiendo del caso de los Matsigenka de la selva sur del Perú, esta contribución cuestiona algunas de las suposiciones asociadas a la concepción predominante sobre el perspectivismo amazónico. A partir del examen de diversos registros culturales, tales como rituales de nacimiento y narrativas míticas, se discuten las nociones matsigenka sobre el ser, el alma y el “yo” en relación a la importancia analítica que con frecuencia se da a la forma física para conceptualizar el mundo. En contraste a este énfasis en lo corporal, mantengo que según los Matsigenka es el “yo” sapiente y no-corporal el que determina tanto la perspectiva como la identidad. De acuerdo con este argumento, las transformaciones corporales son vistas como un efecto de las aspiraciones conviviales del “yo” en vez de las intenciones predatorias del “otro.”
Aesthetics · Consciousness · Constitution · Epistemology · Identity (music) · Political science · Psychoanalysis · Sociology · Chinese history and philosophy · Law · Philosophy · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,47 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2020 (12) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |