{"product_id":"southern-epistemologies-knowledge-wisdom-and-understanding-in-the-andes-and-western-amazon-paperback","title":"Southern Epistemologies: Knowledge, Wisdom, and Understanding in the Andes and Western Amazon - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eH. Clark Barrett\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMichael L. Cepek\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003ePablo Quintanilla\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscovers how language, culture, and place shape knowledge across the Andes and Western Amazon.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What does it mean to know, and how is knowledge practiced? How can Indigenous perspectives challenge conventional concepts of knowledge in the Global North? Drawing on Indigenous epistemologies from the Andes and Western Amazon, \u003ci\u003e Southern Epistemologies\u003c\/i\u003e investigates how knowledge, wisdom, and understanding are shaped by local cultures, languages, bodies, and environments. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Bringing together linguists, philosophers, anthropologists, and Indigenous knowledge holders, the volume examines the dynamic interactions between culture, language, and place, showing how the unique linguistic histories and worldviews of Andean and Amazonian societies inform distinct ways of knowing. By interpreting these perspectives on their own terms, the book offers fresh insights into the plurality and diversity of human knowledge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As the first volume specifically focused on Indigenous South American epistemologies, \u003ci\u003e Southern Epistemologies \u003c\/i\u003eforegrounds Indigenous knowledge systems and science while fostering dialogue with academic traditions. By opening new interdisciplinary and cross-cultural conversations, this groundbreaking volume challenges conventional notions of knowledge and illuminates how engagement with Indigenous perspectives can expand and enrich our understanding of what it truly means to know.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eH. Clark Barrett\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of anthropology at UCLA. \u003cb\u003eMichael L. Cepek\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of anthropology at the University of Texas at San Antonio and president of the Cofán Survival Fund, a US-based nonprofit supporting the land rights, healthcare, and education of Ecuador's Indigenous Cofán Nation. He has worked with the Cofán for more than three decades.\u003cb\u003e Pablo Quintanilla\u003c\/b\u003e is a full professor of philosophy at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and a senior research associate in the Department of the African Centre for Epistemology \u0026amp; Philosophy of Science (ACEPS) at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. \u003cb\u003eEmanuele Fabiano\u003c\/b\u003e is a postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Social Studies at the University of Coimbra in Portugal and a researcher at Pontifical Catholic University of Peru.\u003cb\u003e Edouard Machery\u003c\/b\u003e is a distinguished professor of history and philosophy of science at the University of Pittsburgh, where he also directs the Center for Philosophy of Science.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.99 x 5.99 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 19, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67898741391581,"sku":"9781914363504","price":68.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/9tgkfGGhTv9781914363504.webp?v=1790761860","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/southern-epistemologies-knowledge-wisdom-and-understanding-in-the-andes-and-western-amazon-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}