2018
DOI: 10.1111/nana.12387
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Indigenous myths and nation building in Latin America

Abstract: In Latin America, ethnicity is equated with indigenity. It is an objective of this article to review the legacy of Anthony Smith regarding the vitality of the ethnic past and the myth of origin, as the core of his theory of nationalism based on the weight of ethnocentrism. To this end, we address two routes, the use of the ethnic past and ethnicity by nationalists and founders of the state and, how indigenous intellectuals, on the other, have found a reinvention of their identities through various myths of Ame… Show more

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“…Myths are a 'body of explanation' on human existence, the origin of a group and the dependency on the natural world, which are all essential to understanding cultural identity [72,75]. Myths are often 'solving' and interpreting life paradoxes experienced by a group, which justifies traditional beliefs and creates guiding rules for a society [53,72].…”
Section: Ethnoprimatologymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Myths are a 'body of explanation' on human existence, the origin of a group and the dependency on the natural world, which are all essential to understanding cultural identity [72,75]. Myths are often 'solving' and interpreting life paradoxes experienced by a group, which justifies traditional beliefs and creates guiding rules for a society [53,72].…”
Section: Ethnoprimatologymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Nation‐building in Bolivia was not only forged by the wealthy white men in power. As in other Latin American countries, ethnicity was resilient, showing “its unpredictable malleability and capacity of response and organization throughout significant political mobilizations.” It was never “passive or indifferent to mainstream affairs” (Gutiérrez, 2018, p. 275). While this process was contested in Ecuador by racialised identities working through liberalism (Foote, 2006), in Bolivia autonomous indigenous mobilisations (Gotkowitz, 2007; Larson, 2004) anticipated and then converged with anarchism.…”
Section: Anarchism In Bolivia: Fighting For the Inclusive Nationmentioning
confidence: 99%