Henry Siqueira-Barras
Researcher AND DocumentarIST
Latest:
Upcoming:
Amerindian ontology in a concrete jungle.
The case of indigenous people from the Northwest Amazon moving to Bogotà.
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Key words: Colombia, religion, ontology, identity, indigenous, society, ideas, ritual, nature.
The purpose of this report is to assess what happens to the so-called animism, as soon as Amerindians find themselves outside of their original environment. Specifically, it focuses on the situation lived by a group of Amerindian people displaced from the Amazon and now settled in Bogotá.
Scholars relevant in this field, including Dr. Gow, Dr. Rival, Dr. Ingold, Dr. Virtanen, Dr. Hugh-Jones and Dr. Arhem have been contacted and a few have provided some insight into the matter.
The report is expected to be published in January.