Entre mundos esgotados, territórios encantados e seres outros-que-humanos: abordando diferentes aprendizados com os Pataxó

• Published in: Argumentos (Print) Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 61 - 80
• Main Author: Fabiano José Alves de Souza
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros 01.01.2024
• Subjects: human exceptionality; ontologies; pataxó people
• DOI: 10.46551/issn.2527-2551v21n1p.61-80
• ISSN: 1806-5627

Having as a backdrop the critique of Western humanism, especially from its notion of human exceptionality, this work succinctly presents an outline of the Pataxó ontology, constituted by a myriad of other-than-human beings and enchanted places, with the objective of highlighting that the indigenous reflection represents a divergent landmark from the conceptions that forman idea of the Western world as a culmination of historical evolution, with the notion of progress as a trump card to affirm the superiority of the West compared to so many other civilizations. Based on a set of interviews originating from ethnographic incursions, theoretical reflections and Pataxó conceptualizations are intertwined. The analysis points out that the Pataxó ontology constitutes a set of indigenous freedom practices, as well as a strong resource to legitimize belonging to their territories.