Body Tubes and Synaesthesia

The flows through tubular forms in the body, material culture and the natural environment play a key role in the thought of the indigenous peoples of Northwest Amazonia. Using examples from daily life, mythology and ritual, this paper examines the tube as an abstract concept that unites physiology,...

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Main Author: Stephen Hugh-Jones
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2017-01-01
Series:Mundo Amazónico
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Online Access:https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/imanimundo/article/view/64299