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Sensory Models in Andes and Amazon by Yeshica S. Ochoa Lozano is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document summarizes an article that examines the sensory models of indigenous cultures in the Andes and Amazon regions of South America. The article outlines how different cultures in these two regions culturally code sensory perceptions in varied and complex ways. While the peoples of the Andes appear to share a basic sensory model emphasizing sight and sound, cultures in the Amazon accord more importance to senses dependent on proximity like smell. Such differences can be attributed to environmental
- Author
- Yeshica S. Ochoa Lozano
- Language
- EN