Singing to Estranged Lovers: Runa Relations to Plants in the Ecuadorian Amazon

This article examines Runa relation to plants in the Ecuadorian Amazon. By examining ritual songs to plants as well as gardening behavior it argues that plants are treated like dangerous lovers or difficult children. To find out why this should be the case it then examines Quichua and Shuar language...

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Main Author: Swanson, Tod Dillon (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox Publ. 2009
In: Journal for the study of religion, nature and culture
Year: 2009, Volume: 3, Issue: 1, Pages: 36-65
Further subjects:B Quichua
B Shuar
B Quechua Indians
B nature religions
B Indigenous People
B indigenous ethics
B ethnobotany
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