Name: Southern Epistemologies. Knowledge, Wisdom, and Understanding in the Andes and Western Amazon
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Author: Edouard Machery;Pablo Quintanilla;Michael L. Cepek;H. Clark Barrett;Emanuele Fabiano
ISBN: 9781914363504

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Southern Epistemologies. Knowledge, Wisdom, and Understanding in the Andes and Western Amazon

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Libro Físico

Editorial

HAU

Autor

Edouard Machery;Pablo Quintanilla;Michael L. Cepek;H. Clark Barrett;Emanuele Fabiano

Año

2026

N° páginas

300

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Dimensiones

9.02x5.98 in

ISBN13

9781914363504

Southern Epistemologies. Knowledge, Wisdom, and Understanding in the Andes and Western Amazon

Edouard Machery;Pablo Quintanilla;Michael L. Cepek;H. Clark Barrett;Emanuele Fabiano (Autor) · HAU · Tapa Blanda

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Discovers how language, culture, and place shape knowledge across the Andes and Western Amazon. What does it mean to know, and how is knowledge practiced? How can Indigenous perspectives challenge conventional concepts of knowledge in the Global North? Drawing on Indigenous epistemologies from the Andes and Western Amazon, Southern Epistemologies investigates how knowledge, wisdom, and understanding are shaped by local cultures, languages, bodies, and environments. Bringing together linguists, philosophers, anthropologists, and Indigenous knowledge holders, the volume examines the dynamic interactions between culture, language, and place, showing how the unique linguistic histories and worldviews of Andean and Amazonian societies inform distinct ways of knowing. By interpreting these perspectives on their own terms, the book offers fresh insights into the plurality and diversity of human knowledge. As the first volume specifically focused on Indigenous South American epistemologies, Southern Epistemologies foregrounds Indigenous knowledge systems and science while fostering dialogue with academic traditions. By opening new interdisciplinary and cross-cultural conversations, this groundbreaking volume challenges conventional notions of knowledge and illuminates how engagement with Indigenous perspectives can expand and enrich our understanding of what it truly means to know.