Hungry for Hope On the Cultural and Communicative Dimensions of Development in Highland Ecuador

About this book

This book deals with indigenous people and the problems associated with agricultural problems in the high mountains of Ecuador.

Contents

Part 1 A story of dead sheep: introducing a paradox. Part 2 Anthropology and development: an uneasy relationship; participatory and indigenous knowledge approaches. Part 3 In the parish of the poor: living in Zumbahua; ecology and economy; history of Zumbahua; the community of Michacala- labour organization, Kin, agrarian structure, livestock economy; conclusion. Part 4 A Views on the environment: scientific view of nature - climate and altitude, geography; a Michacalan view of environment forces - evil wind, taken-by-the-mountain, Tingu, conditions for a good harvest. Part 5 Veterinary and indigenous models of sheep management: veterinary views of sheep breeding - genetic selection, nutrition, management practices, sheep health; a critical review; an indigenous model of sheep health - rainbow, bad luck, sinister person, witchcraft; principles of the indigenous model - testing the model - protective witchcraft; conclusion. Part 6 Hungry for hope - on the cultural and communicative dimensions of development: the rationality debate; dialogue and change; communicative rationality; getting hungry for hope.

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