Communication Beyond the Human | Anne Goletz

Summary

The Yukpa from Sokorhpa in Northwestern Colombia converse with animals, the dead, and deities. Moving beyond influential theories on more-than-human relations from Amazonian anthropology, Anne Goletz introduces the concept of ›common ground‹ to examine a range of distinct communicative strategies. Drawing on detailed analysis of communication situations and narratives, she provides insights into present-day social dynamics in the Serranía del Perijá highlands, and relates the Cariban-speaking Yukpa to the emerging socio-cosmological framework of the Isthmo-Colombian Area. This ethnography thus offers an insightful conceptual perspective on communication beyond the human.

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Edition: 1/2026
Copyright Year: 2026
ISBN-Print: 978-3-8376-7779-9
ISBN-Online: 978-3-8394-0888-9
Publisher: transcript, Bielefeld
Series: Kultur und soziale Praxis
Volume: 0
Language: English
Pages: 301
Product Type: Monograph

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Frontmatter Full access Pages 1 - 7 Download chapter (PDF)
Preface Full access Pages 9 - 10 Download chapter (PDF)
1. Introduction No access Pages 11 - 70
2. Communicating with Animals No access Pages 71 - 120
3. Communicating with the Dead No access Pages 121 - 177
4. Communicating with Deified Beings No access Pages 179 - 231
5. Final Discussion No access Pages 233 - 253
Acknowledgments No access Pages 255 - 256
References No access Pages 257 - 295
List of Figures No access Pages 297 - 297

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