Afro and Indigenous Life-Visions in/and Politics. (De)colonial Perspectives in Bolivia and Ecuador

<p>Ancestral cosmologies or &ldquo;life visions&rdquo; are increasingly visible today, both within the realm of Afro and Indigenous community-based struggles, and within the frame of State constitutions, rights, and politics. This article looks at what happens when ancestral life&n...

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Main Author: Catherine Walsh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2012-02-01
Series:Bolivian Studies Journal
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Online Access:http://bsj.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/bsj/article/view/43
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Summary:<p>Ancestral cosmologies or &ldquo;life visions&rdquo; are increasingly visible today, both within the realm of Afro and Indigenous community-based struggles, and within the frame of State constitutions, rights, and politics. This article looks at what happens when ancestral life&ndash;visions are positioned as central principles of State and of State politics and public policies. Can these philosophies, rationalities and logics otherwise guide the remaking or re&ndash;founding of society and State, and how, particularly when the authority, organization, and practice of politics and State remain bound to Western frames and capitalist interests?</p><em>Hoy d&iacute;a, las cosmolog&iacute;as o &ldquo;visiones ancestrales de la vida&rdquo; son cada vez m&aacute;s visibles tanto dentro del mundo de las luchas comunitarias Afro e ind&iacute;genas, como dentro del marco de las constituciones pol&iacute;ticas del Estado, de los derechos y de la pol&iacute;tica. Este art&iacute;culo examina lo que sucede cuando las &ldquo;visiones ancestrales de la vida&rdquo; se convierten en principios centrales del Estado, de la pol&iacute;tica, y de los &oacute;rdenes p&uacute;blicos. &iquest;Pueden estas filosof&iacute;as, racionalidades y l&oacute;gicas, dirigir de otra manera la renovaci&oacute;n o la re-fundaci&oacute;n de la sociedad y del Estado, particularmente cuando la autoridad, la organizaci&oacute;n, y la pr&aacute;ctica de la pol&iacute;tica y del Estado siguen vinculadas a marcos occidentales y a intereses capitalistas? </em><p>&nbsp;</p>
ISSN:1074-2247
2156-5163