La cosmovisión de los zapotecos de la Sierra Sure d Oaxaca (México) y la ética ambiental comparada

José María Filgueiras Nodar

doi:10.18441/ind.v37i2.303-322

The Worldview of the Zapotecs of the Sierra Sur of Oaxaca (Mexico) and the Comparative Environmental Ethics

Authors

José María Filgueiras Nodar Universidad del Mar, Huatulco http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4191-8291

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18441/ind.v37i2.303-322

Keywords:

comparative environmental ethics, reciprocity, J. Baird Callicott, indigenous worldviews, Zapotecs, Oaxaca, Mexico, 21th century

Abstract

This text on a comparative environmental ethics theme traces elements of the world view of Zapotecs residing in the Sierra Sur in the Mexican state of Oaxaca with the aim of illuminating some current debates in the discipline. After presenting the group studied, as well as their religious concepts, the article discusses the two most relevant aspects in order to achieve this objective: first, the existence of deities responsible for protecting the environment; second, the attachment of communities to their territory, which they consider sacred. The text ends with some suggestions about how an appreciation of the Southern Zapotec world view could fruitfully contribute to the dialogue on environmental ethics.

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Published

2020-12-05

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Vol. 37 No. 2 (2020)

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