Picture 1 of 2
Stock photo
Picture 1 of 2
Stock photo
Occult Life of Things : Native Amazonian Theories of Materiality and Personhood by Fernando Santos-Granero (2009, Hardcover)
Better World Books West (344004)
98.7% positive feedback
Price:
US $45.95
ApproximatelyRM 195.60
+ $19.59 shipping
Returns:
30 days return. Buyer pays for return shipping. If you use an eBay shipping label, it will be deducted from your refund amount.
Condition:
Oops! Looks like we're having trouble connecting to our server.
Refresh your browser window to try again.
About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Arizona Press
ISBN-100816528748
ISBN-139780816528745
eBay Product ID (ePID)73162131
Product Key Features
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameOccult Life of Things : Native Amazonian Theories of Materiality and Personhood
SubjectSociology / General, Indigenous Studies, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Customs & Traditions
Publication Year2009
TypeTextbook
AuthorFernando Santos-Granero
Subject AreaSocial Science
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight18.4 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2009-014537
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"The essays in this collection are significant contributions, and as a whole the volume is an extremely important one for native Amazonian studies." --Donald Pollock, State University of New York, Buffalo, "The essays in this collection are significant contributions, and as a whole the volume is an extremely important one for native Amazonian studies." -Donald Pollock, State University of New York, Buffalo
TitleLeadingThe
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal299.8/9811
Table Of ContentList of Illustrations Introduction: Amerindian Constructional Views of the World Fernando Santos-Granero Part I Artifactual Anatomies 1 The Fabricated Body: Objects and Ancestors in Northwest Amazonia Stephen Hugh-Jones 2 Things as Persons: Body Ornaments and Alterity among the Mamaindê (Nambikwara) Joana Miller 3 Baby Hammocks and Stone Bowls: Urarina Technologies of Companionship and Subjection Harry Walker Part II Subjectivized Materialities 4 From Baby Slings to Feather Bibles and from Star Utensils to Jaguar Stones: The Multiple Ways of Being a Thing in the Yanesha Lived World Fernando Santos-Granero 5 The (De)animalization of Objects: Food Offerings and Subjectivization of Masks and Flutes among the Wauja of Southern Amazonia Aristóteles Barcelos Neto 6 Valuables, Value, and Commodities among the Kayapo of Central Brazil Terence Turner Part III Materialized Subjectivities 7 Obedient Things: Reflections on the Matis Theory of Materiality Philippe Erikson 8 The Crystallized Memory of Artifacts: A Reflection on Agency and Alterity in Cashinahua Image-Making Els Lagrou 9 Identity Cards, Abducted Footprints, and the Book of San Gonzalo: The Power of Textual Objects in Runa Worldview María A. Guzmán-Gallegos 10 Materializing the Occult: An Approach to Understanding the Nature of Materiality in Wakuénai Ontology Jonathan D. Hill About the Contributors Index
SynopsisNative peoples of the Amazon view objects, especially human artifacts, as the first cosmic creations and the building blocks from which the natural world has been shaped. In these constructional cosmologies, spears became the stings of wasps, hammocks became spiderwebs, stools became the buttocks of human beings. A view so antithetical to Western thought offers a refreshing perspective on the place and role of objects in human social life--one that has remained under-studied in Amazonian anthropology. In this book, ten scholars re-introduce objects to contemporary studies of animism in order to explore how various peoples envision the lives of material objects: the occult, or extraordinary, lives of "things," whose personas are normally not visible to lay people. Combining linguistic, ethnological, and historical perspectives, the contributors draw on a wealth of information gathered from ten Amerindian peoples belonging to seven different linguistic families to identify the basic tenets of what might be called a native Amazonian theory of materiality and personhood. They consider which objects have subjective dimensions and how they are manifested, focusing on three domains regarding Amazonian conceptions of things: the subjective life of objects, considering which things have a subjective dimension; the social life of things, seeing the diverse ways in which human beings and things relate as subjectivities; and the historical life of things, recognizing the fact that some things have value as ritual objects or heirlooms. These chapters demonstrate how native Amazonian peoples view animals, plants, and things as "subjectivities" possessing agency, intentionality, and consciousness, as well as a composite anatomy. They also show how materiality is intimately linked to notions of personhood, with artifacts classified as natural or divine creations and living beings viewed as cultural or constructed. The Occult Life of Things offers original insights into these elaborate native ontologies as it breaks new ground in Amazonian studies., Native peoples of the Amazon view objects, especially human artifacts, as the first cosmic creations and the building blocks from which the natural world has been shaped. In these constructional cosmologies, spears became the stings of wasps, hammocks became spiderwebs, stools became the buttocks of human beings. A view so ...
LC Classification NumberF2519.1.A6O33 2009
Be the first to write a review
