An indigenous voice against the abuse of reason

Authors

  • João Rodrigo Araujo Santana Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14201/reb2021816227230

Keywords:

Anthropology, Anthropocene, indigenous peoples, environmental crisis, sustainable development

Abstract

Important activist and indigenous leadership, Ailton Krenak brings together in the book Ideias para adiar o fim do mundo lectures and an interview carried out by him in Portugal between the years 2017 and 2019. In this book he analyzes the environmental and civilization crisis currently experienced, as well as points out ways to the dilemmas of the anthropocene based on indigenous worldviews and other traditional peoples. An important voice to be read and heard and whose ideas also represent a relevant contribution to anthropology.

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Author Biography

  • João Rodrigo Araujo Santana, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana

    PhD in Social Sciences from Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA, Brazil). Professor at Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana (UEFS, Brazil).

References

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Kopenawa, D., & Albert, B. (2015). A queda do céu: palavras de um xamã yanomami. São Paulo: Companhia das Letras.

Viveiros De Castro, E. (2018). Metafísicas canibais: elementos para uma antropologia pós-estrutural. São Paulo: Ubu Editora.

Published

2021-08-24

Issue

Section

Review

How to Cite

An indigenous voice against the abuse of reason. (2021). Revista De Estudios Brasileños, 8(16), 227-230. https://doi.org/10.14201/reb2021816227230