How Forests Think [electronic resource] : Toward an Anthropology Beyond the Human
Kohn, Eduardo.
Can forests think? Do dogs dream? In this astonishing book, Eduardo Kohn challenges the very foundations of anthropology, calling into question our central assumptions about what it means to be human-and thus distinct from all other life forms. Based on four years of fieldwork among the Runa of Ecuador's Upper Amazon, Eduardo Kohn draws on his rich ethnography to explore how Amazonians interact with the many creatures that inhabit one of the world's most complex ecosystems. Whether or not we recognize it, our anthropological tools hinge on those capacities that make us distinctly human. Howeve
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Runa Puma; 1 The Open Whole; 2 The Living Thought; 3 Soul Blindness; 4 Trans-Species Pidgins; 5 Form's Effortless Efficacy; 6 The Living Future (and the Imponderable Weight of the Dead); Epilogue: Beyond; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Can forests think? Do dogs dream? In this astonishing book, Eduardo Kohn challenges the very foundations of anthropology, calling into question our central assumptions about what it means to be human-and thus distinct from all other life forms. Based on four years of fieldwork among the Runa of Ecuador's Upper Amazon, Eduardo Kohn draws on his rich ethnography to explore how Amazonians interact with the many creatures that inhabit one of the world's most complex ecosystems. Whether or not we recognize it, our anthropological tools hinge on those capacities that make us distinctly human. Howeve
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Human-animal relationships -- Amazon River Region.
Human-plant relationships -- Amazon River Region.
Indigenous peoples -- Ecology -- Amazon River Region.
Philosophy of nature -- Amazon River Region.
Quechua Indians -- Social life and customs.
Quechua mythology.
Semiotics -- Amazon River Region.
Social sciences -- Amazon River Region -- Philosophy.
Quechua Indians
Quechua mythology
Indigenous peoples
Human-animal relationships
Human-plant relationships
Philosophy of nature
Semiotics
Social sciences
Regions & Countries - Americas
History & Archaeology
Latin America