Whether invented, discovered, implicit, or directly addressed, relations
remain the main focus of most anthropological inquiries. These
relations, once conceptualized in ethnographic fieldwork as self-evident
connections between discrete social units, have been increasingly
explored through local ontological theories. This collected volume
explores how ethnographies of indigenous South America have helped to
inspire this analytic shift, demonstrating the continued importance of
ethnographic diversity. Most importantly, this volume asserts that
comparative ethnographic research can help illustrate complex questions
surrounding relations vis-à-vis the homogenizing effects of modern
coloniality.