Chimeras, ontologies and perspectivism for a review of the archeological shamanic culture of San Agustin

Authors

  • Yago Quiñones Triana

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.boan.v33n55a14

Keywords:

San Agustin, archeology, Amerindian art, perspectivism, ontologies, chimeras

Abstract

This article proposes a model of interpretation for the sculptures of the San Augustin culture from an innovative view, based on some recent theories on Amerindian art. It is intended to discuss the classic readings on the subject and establish an alternative approach that seeks not to decipher a  symbolic content nor demonstrate naturalistic representations on the figures. By contrast, we see in the statues the representation of a particular worldview, in which the physical boundaries between humans and non-humans are dissolved to show beings who share a common essence and combine items from different species into a single figure.
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Author Biography

Yago Quiñones Triana

PhD candidate in Anthropology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil).

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2018-01-01

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Quiñones Triana, Y. (2018). Chimeras, ontologies and perspectivism for a review of the archeological shamanic culture of San Agustin. Boletín De Antropología, 33(55), 297–322. https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.boan.v33n55a14

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Vol. 33 No. 55 (2018)

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