A decolonial philosophy of indigenous Colombia : time, beauty, and spirit in Kamëntšá culture /

A decolonial philosophy of indigenous Colombia : time, beauty, and spirit in Kamëntšá culture /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Chindoy Chindoy, Juan Alejandro, 1983- author.
Imprint:	Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2020]
Description:	xxiv, 98 pages ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Global critical Caribbean thought Global critical Caribbean thought.
Subject:	Camsa Indians -- Philosophy. Camsa Indians -- Rites and ceremonies. Indians of South America -- Colombia -- Sibundoy Valley. Indians of South America. Colombia -- Sibundoy Valley.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12406743

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ISBN:	9781786616296 1786616297 9781786616302
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 93-95) and index.
Summary:	"Philosophically addressing three fundamental aspects of the Kamëntšá, an indigenous culture located in the Southwest of Colombia, this book is an investigation of how a native culture creates meaning"--
Other form:	Online version: Chindoy Chindoy, Juan Alejandro, A decolonial philosophy of indigenous Colombia Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield, [2020] 9781786616302

Table of Contents:

Time in Kamëntšá Culture
Time as history
Time as primary experience
Conclusion
Beauty in Kamëntšá Culture
Bëtskanté as constituted symbol : origins and cultural transformations
From Bëtsknaté to Clestrinÿë
Bëtsknaté as a constituting symbol : an experience of dancing
The philosophical significance of Kamëntšá dancing
Conclusion
Spirit in Kamëntšá Culture
Native doctors and rituals of healing : the constituted nature of rituals
Scholarly descriptions of Yajé
Yajé ceremonies in Sibundoy: The constituting aspects of Yajé
Wind symbolism and metaphysics of human existence
Conclusion.