Living dead ancestors: White-lipped peccaries and alternative posthuman Amazonian histories

Ese Eja see white-lipped peccaries (ño’), as their temporarily transformed emanokuana, deceased relatives. Through inter-relationships with the peccaries, we witness how Amazonians hold relational perspectives of the world that resonate with contemporary critical posthumanist philosophy and move away from the social boundaries of androcentrism in the past, present and future.

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History and Anthropology
Published
2026-02-04
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/02757206.2026.2619701
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Anthropological Studies and Insights
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Living dead ancestors: White-lipped peccaries and alternative posthuman Amazonian histories

Daniela M. Peluso
History and Anthropology
Anthropological Studies and Insights
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Living dead ancestors: White-lipped peccaries and alternative posthuman Amazonian histories

Daniela M. Peluso
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Abstract

Ese Eja see white-lipped peccaries (ño’), as their temporarily transformed emanokuana, deceased relatives. Through inter-relationships with the peccaries, we witness how Amazonians hold relational perspectives of the world that resonate with contemporary critical posthumanist philosophy and move away from the social boundaries of androcentrism in the past, present and future.

History and Anthropology
University of Kent (GB)
Wenner-Gren Foundation, US-UK Fulbright Commission
Reduced inequalities
Openalex Percentile: Top 72%
Anthropological Studies and Insights
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