Intertextual and narrative memory in the conformation of the ontologies of nature in the Mazahuas communities of Mexico.

Reflections from Latin American political ecology

Authors

  • David Figueroa-S Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México

    DOI:

    https://doi.org/10.36517/rcs.2020.2.d03

    Keywords:

    Latin American political ecology, indigenous peoples, ontologies of nature, narrative, intertextual memory

    Abstract

    Various societies have conceived nature as an integral whole, a living entity. This ontological perspective is a way of being in the world and represents other ways of living with the environment. This text is a reflection from the contributions of Latin American political ecology, from which some analytical foundations are retaken for a study in the Mazahuas communities of the State of Mexico, regarding the forms of relational ontology and environmental rationality that these communities express in their territorial narratives and social memory. Methodologically, we was field work in the Mazahuas communities near the Lerma and Cutzamala rivers. Based on ethnography and in-depth interviews, the perception of water was identified, as well as the different conflicts over water resources and transfer projects.

     

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    Author Biography

    • David Figueroa-S, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México
      Dr. en Ciencias Humanas con especialidad en Estudios de las Tradiciones. El Colegio de Michoacán. México Mag. en Ciencias Humanas con especialidad en Estudios de las Tradiciones. El Colegio de Michoacán. México Lic. en Antropología Social. Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México

    Published

    2020-07-01

    Issue

    Section

    Special Issue Political Ecology: Contributions from Latin America

    How to Cite

    Intertextual and narrative memory in the conformation of the ontologies of nature in the Mazahuas communities of Mexico. : Reflections from Latin American political ecology. (2020). Revista De Ciências Sociais, 51(2), 85-121. https://doi.org/10.36517/rcs.2020.2.d03