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)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Mescaline |
| Key points | 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.