The concept of paju in Napo, Ecuador: Scaling the healing powers of plants, objects and climate
European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies | Revista Europea de Estudios Latinoamericanos y del Caribe July 8, 2026 Markos Panayiotou
This article explores the Amazonian Kichwa concept of paju in Ecuador’s Napo Province, contributing to discussions on the extension of individual bodies to social relations, economic exchanges, and environmental conditions. While anthropological scholarship has often contrasted paju with shamanic knowledge by portraying it as feminine, cooperative, and oriented towards reciprocity, this article...