About Indigenous Perspectivism, Indigenous Sonorism and the Audible Stance. Approach to a Symmetrical Auditory Anthropology1
The present contribution aims to reveal some ideas about methods and theories in ethnomusicology on the basis of Eduardo Viveiros de Castros’s (EVC) concepts in cultural anthropology. In the first part the focus is on EVC’s “metaphysics of predation” and its three subdivisions of interspecific persp...
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The present contribution aims to reveal some ideas about methods and theories in ethnomusicology on the basis of Eduardo Viveiros de Castros’s (EVC) concepts in cultural anthropology. In the first part the focus is on EVC’s “metaphysics of predation” and its three subdivisions of interspecific perspectivism, multinaturalism and cannibal alterity, whereby a particular focus is on “perspectivism” and the different forms of critical receptions and/or equivocations of that concept2. In the second part it will be demonstrated how, at a first glance, EVC’s non fitting anthropological theory to sound, nevertheless serves for an understanding of sound phenomena when counter-interpreting some of his theoretical and methodological concepts and applying them a symmetrical auditory anthropology. Therefore, trans-specific communications between human and non-humans will be discussed when analyzing first EVC’s data on Araweté war and shaman songs and later, my own data on Pemón songs and magic formulas. This analysis aims to reveal how sound in its formalized mode of song defines the interaction between humans and non-humans by transcending the mythical and non-mythical worlds. In the third and last part it will be shown how the performance of Pemón magic formulas counteracts the idea of Indigenous perspectivism by proposing the concept of Indigenous sonorism at the very end. |
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I28-R250-article-74912020-11-10T00:18:24Z About Indigenous Perspectivism, Indigenous Sonorism and the Audible Stance. Approach to a Symmetrical Auditory Anthropology1 Sobre el perspectivismo y el sonorismo indígenas, y la posición de escucha. Aproximación a una antropología auditiva simétrica Sobre perspectivismo indígena, sonorismo indígena e o posicionamento audível. Abordagens para uma antropologia auditiva simétrica Lewy, Matthias The present contribution aims to reveal some ideas about methods and theories in ethnomusicology on the basis of Eduardo Viveiros de Castros’s (EVC) concepts in cultural anthropology. In the first part the focus is on EVC’s “metaphysics of predation” and its three subdivisions of interspecific perspectivism, multinaturalism and cannibal alterity, whereby a particular focus is on “perspectivism” and the different forms of critical receptions and/or equivocations of that concept2. In the second part it will be demonstrated how, at a first glance, EVC’s non fitting anthropological theory to sound, nevertheless serves for an understanding of sound phenomena when counter-interpreting some of his theoretical and methodological concepts and applying them a symmetrical auditory anthropology. Therefore, trans-specific communications between human and non-humans will be discussed when analyzing first EVC’s data on Araweté war and shaman songs and later, my own data on Pemón songs and magic formulas. This analysis aims to reveal how sound in its formalized mode of song defines the interaction between humans and non-humans by transcending the mythical and non-mythical worlds. In the third and last part it will be shown how the performance of Pemón magic formulas counteracts the idea of Indigenous perspectivism by proposing the concept of Indigenous sonorism at the very end. El propósito de esta contribución consiste en revelar algunas ideas sobre los métodos y teorías de la etnomusicología sobre la base de los conceptos vertidos por Eduardo Viveiros de Castro en el campo de la antropología cultural. En la primera parte, el foco está puesto en la idea de “metafísica de la predación” de Viveiros de Castro y en sus tres divisiones: perspectivismo interespecífico, muticulturalismo y alteridad caníbal. La atención se focaliza particularmente en el concepto de “perspectivismo” y en sus diferentes formas críticas de recepción y “equívoco”3. En la segunda parte se demostrará que aunque a primera vista las ideas de Viveiro de Castro no son adecuadas para una teoría antropológica del sonido, sirven para una comprensión del fenómeno sonoro si se ofrece una interpretación opuesta de algunos de sus conceptos y se los aplica a una antropología del sonido simétrica. Por lo tanto, serán discutidas las comunicaciones transespecíficas entre humanos y no-humanos, a partir de los primeros datos de Viveiros de Castro sobre los cantos de guerra y shamánicos de los arawaté y de mis datos sobre las canciones y las formulas mágicas de los pemón. El análisis busca revelar cómo el sonido y su formalizado modo de cantar define la interacción entre humanos y no-humanos trascendiendo los mundos míticos y no-míticos. En la tercera y última parte se mostrará cómo la performance de las formulas mágicas de los pemón, al proponer el concepto de “sonorismo indígena”, contrarresta la ideal del perspectivismo indígena. A presente contribuição tem como objetivo revelar algumas idéias sobre métodos e teorias em etnomusicologia a partir dos conceitos de Eduardo Viveiros de Castros (EVC) na antropologia cultural. Na primeira parte, o foco estará na “metafísica da predação” de EVC e suas três subdivisões: perspectivismo interespecífico, multinaturalismo e alteridade canibal; com atençãoparticular ao “perspectivismo” e às diferentes formas de recepções críticas e/ou equívocos desse conceito4. Na segunda parte, será demonstrado como a teoria antropológica de EVC, à primeiravista não voltada para as sonoridades, ainda assim serve para a compreensão de fenômenos sonoros ao deduzir campos teóricos e metodológicos específicos como parte de uma antropologia auditiva simétrica. Assim, as comunicações trans-específicas entre humanos e não-humanos serão discutidas ao analisarmos os primeiros dados de EVC sobre as canções xamânicas e de guerraAraweté e, mais tarde, os meus próprios dados sobre canções Pemón e fórmulas mágicas. Esta análise visa revelar como o som, em seu modo formalizado de canção, define a interação entrehumanos e não-humanos por transcender os mundos míticos e não-míticos. Na terceira e última parte, apresentarei como a performance das fórmulas mágicas Pemón contrapõe a idéia deperspectivismo indígena ao propor o conceito de um sonorismo indígena. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires 2017-01-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/oidopensante/article/view/7491 El oído pensante; Vol. 5 Núm. 2 (2017): Agosto 2017 - Enero 2018 El oído pensante; Vol 5 No 2 (2017): Agosto 2017 - Enero 2018 El oído pensante; v. 5 n. 2 (2017): Agosto 2017 - Enero 2018 2250-7116 eng http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/oidopensante/article/view/7491/6703 |