JUGOS DAÑADOS DEL SAN PEDRO EN LA VIOLENCIA DEL TIEMPO DE MIGUEL GUTIÉRREZ
Perífrasis Revista de Literatura Teoría y Crítica August 29, 2022 DOI: 10.25025/perifrasis202213.27.04 (opens in new tab) via OpenAlex
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractA novel uses the San Pedro cactus to depict shamanic healing and the ecstasy from its consumption as both a chemical and aesthetic process. This ecstasy has somatic-political effects and experimental literary qualities. The trance-induced visions and methods of narrating history lead to a shamanic theory of montage.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Keywords | Humanities Geography Art |
| Key finding | Argues that the San Pedro cactus in the novel enables a shamanic theorization of the montage method through trance-induced visions and narrative experimentation. |
Abstract
In this novel the presence of the San Pedro cactus shows not only the shaman’s therapeutic operations but also the way in which the ecstasy produced by its consumption is defined as a chemical and aesthetic procedure, with somatic-political repercussions and experimental aspirations from the point of view of its literary concreteness. In this way, the experimentation of the visions that is reached through the trance state and the ways of narrating history are underlined, thus giving rise to a shamanic theorization of the montage method.