Emanuele Fabiano – författare

Urban life has long intrigued Indigenous Amazonians, who regard cities as the locus of both extraordinary power and danger. Modern and ancient cities alike have thus become models for the representation of extreme alterity under the guise of supernatural enchanted cities. This volume seeks to analyze how these ambiguous urban imaginaries—complex representations that function as cognitive tools and blueprints for social action—express a singular view of cosmopolitical relations, how they inform and shape forest-city interactions, and the history of how they came into existence.Featuring analysis from historical, ethnological, and philosophical perspectives, contributors seek to explain the imaginaries’ widespread diffusion, as well as their influence in present-day migration and urbanization. Above all, it underscores how these urban imaginaries allow Indigenous Amazonians to express their concerns about power, alterity, domination, and defiance.Contributors:Natalia BuitronPhilippe EriksonEmanuele FabianoFabiana MaizzaDaniela PelusoFernando Santos-GraneroPirjo Kristiina VirtanenRobin M. Wright

Urban life has long intrigued Indigenous Amazonians, who regard cities as the locus of both extraordinary power and danger. Modern and ancient cities alike have thus become models for the representation of extreme alterity under the guise of supernatural enchanted cities. This volume seeks to analyze how these ambiguous urban imaginaries—complex representations that function as cognitive tools and blueprints for social action—express a singular view of cosmopolitical relations, how they inform and shape forest-city interactions, and the history of how they came into existence. Featuring analysis from historical, ethnological, and philosophical perspectives, contributors seek to explain the imaginaries’ widespread diffusion, as well as their influence in present-day migration and urbanization. Above all, it underscores how these urban imaginaries allow Indigenous Amazonians to express their concerns about power, alterity, domination, and defiance. Contributors Natalia Buitron Philippe Erikson Emanuele Fabiano Fabiana Maizza Daniela Peluso Fernando Santos-Granero Pirjo Kristiina Virtanen Robin M. Wright

Desde las épocas más remotas las civilizaciones han enfrentado numerosas epidemias, que se han desatado una tras otra, o simultáneamente, acompañando hambrunas y guerras, o viajando por los océanos para luego convertirse en armas de conquista. A pesar de la relevancia de estos eventos, hasta hace muy poco sobrevivía la convicción de que las epidemias remitían a un mundo arcaico, cuyos patrones de atraso científico y tecnológico representaban los mayores factores de riesgo de propagación para enfermedades ya extintas. Este libro quiere conocer cómo los pueblos y comunidades indígenas de la Amazonía peruana han hecho frente a la pandemia de la COVID-19 y, asimismo, reconocer las formas en que se enfrentaron a las diversas epidemias en el pasado. Este proceso nos invita, en medio de la urgencia, a ampliar nuestra comprensión sobre las enfermedades y epidemias como síntomas de una realidad más compleja que no está aislada de los procesos económicos, tecnológicos, religiosos y de violencia que han afectado desde hace siglos a la Amazonía y a sus habitantes.