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- Title
Encountering Supai: An Ecology of Spiritual Perception in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
- Authors
Mezzenzana, Francesca
- Abstract
Abstract: In this article I set out to draw an “ecology” of spiritual perception among the Runa of the Ecuadorian Amazon. In particular, I look at the ways in which supai beings—forest spirits—are perceived by the Runa through two main sensory modalities: smelling and dreaming. Inspired by recent advances in the anthropology of religious learning, I then explore how certain Runa people—those who have undertaken a bodily training known as sasi—are more likely than others to encounter supai beings. This ritual training is conceived as corporeal learning. I conclude by suggesting that attention and self‐attention developed during such corporeal practices play a central role in the perception of forest spirits. [spirits, perception, attention, learning, Amazonia]
- Subjects
AMAZON River Valley; HAVASUPAI (North American people); ANTHROPOLOGY; RITUAL; RITES &; ceremonies
- Publication
Ethos (00912131), 2018, Vol 46, Issue 2, p275
- ISSN
0091-2131
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/etho.12197