Speculative Pachamama: Spectral Politics Beyond Life and Fertility

Autores

  • Francisco Pazzarelli Instituto de Antropología de Córdoba-CONICET y Universidad Nacional de Córdoba

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.60923/issn.2036-0967/22230

Palavras-chave:

culinary offerings, Southern Andes, spectrality, rituals, speculative thinking

Resumo

Through an ethnography of culinary offerings dedicated to Earth-Beings, this essay explores the speculative thought of Andean herders in Jujuy (NW Argentina) as they reflect on their relations with Pachamama and the “modern” rituals of politicians and corporations. Beyond cultural-appropriation frameworks, it argues that such speculative comparisons reveal how these rituals also summon spectral forces, exposing a spectral politics that exceeds life, fertility, and modern secularity.

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Publicado

2025-12-16

Como Citar

Pazzarelli, F. (2025). Speculative Pachamama: Spectral Politics Beyond Life and Fertility. Confluenze. Rivista Di Studi Iberoamericani, 17(2), 113–137. https://doi.org/10.60923/issn.2036-0967/22230

Edição

v. 17 n. 2 (2025): Relacionalidade ambiental festiva e ritual em zonas de montanha ibero-americanas

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Copyright (c) 2025 Francisco Gustavo Pazzarelli

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