Ethnobotanies of refusal: Methodologies in respecting plant(ed)‐human resistance
Anthropology Today April 1, 2019 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8322.12495 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Shamanism |
| Keywords | Indigenous Resistance ecology Politics Sovereignty Traditional knowledge Discipline |
| Citations | 37 |
| Key points | Argues that indigenous plant healers and practitioners are largely uncited in plant-centered discussions, with disciplinary and political ramifications for claims to traditional knowledge and territory. |
Abstract
Elaborating on conversational exchanges with a Brazilian shaman about biopiracy and interweaving scholarly literature from the ontological and ‘botanical’ turn, the author examines the disciplinary as well as the political ramifications of plant healers and practitioners – particularly indigenous ones – going largely uncited in plant‐centred discussions. In Brazil, indigenous claims for territory and political sovereignty gain traction when they are linked to cultural patrimony. Highlighting ayahuasca as an example of the way that certain plants and people can be involved in collaborative survival, the author demonstrates the entwined semiotic‐material stakes of the botanical turn within claims for traditional knowledge and territory. Her analysis frames possible ethnobotanies and methodologies of refusal in respecting plant(ed)‐human resistance.
Comparable studies
Other theoretical and historical papers on shamanism, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayahuasca Shamanism in the Amazon and Beyond | 2014 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Shamanism as the Original Neurotheology | 2004 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Cognitive Neuroscience, Shamanism and the Rock Art of Native California | 1998 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| From Culture to Experience: Shamanism in the Pages of the Soviet Anti-Religious Press | 2020 | Historical analysis | |
| Anthropology, Shamanism, and Alternate Ways of Knowing–Being in the World: One Anthropologist's Journey of Discovery and Transformation | 2010 | Reflective essay or personal narrative |
Citations in the library
Cited by 1
Cites 8
- Ayahuasca: Pharmacology, neuroscience and therapeutic potential Brain Research Bulletin March 11, 2016
- Ayahuasca Shamanism in the Amazon and Beyond Oxford University Press eBooks June 18, 2014
- Ayahuasca’s entwined efficacy: An ethnographic study of ritual healing from ‘addiction’ International Journal of Drug Policy April 19, 2017
- Ayahuasca Religions in Acre: Cultural Heritage in the Brazilian Borderlands Anthropology of Consciousness March 1, 2012
- Ayahuasca–From Dangerous Drug to National Heritage: An Interview with Antonio A. Arantes International Journal of Transpersonal Studies 2009
and 3 more in the library