Peru: Bundles, Stampers, And Flying Gringos: Native Perceptions Of Capitalist Violence In ...


Peru: Bundles, Stampers, And Flying Gringos: Native Perceptions Of Capitalist Violence In Peruvian Amazonia Fernando Santos-Granero, and Frederica Barclay, 2011   This article examines a set of stories told among the Awajun, Wampis, and Ashaninka of eastern Peru, which feature a diversity of white supernatural beings that wander about their communities to steal their vital force, or introduce harmful substances into their bodies. These stories constitute a response to the capitalist...

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