Incesto, aves y conchas. Aproximación a la lectura de algunos mitos de Yopo

Abstract

En este artículo se desarrollarán algunos elementos relacionados con la simbología del Yopo refiriendo datos recogidos entre los indígenas Guayabero del poblado La Sal (Departamento del Meta),en cercanías al río Guaviare.

This article was part of my thesis developed with Guayabero natives of the town La Sal, in the department of Meta, neighborhoods of the Guaviare River. The main motivation of this research resides in the lack of anthropological and/or etnobotanical studies on the yopo, excepting the several writings of missionaries and naturalists from the XVI to the XIX centuries that make detailed descriptions about the use and consumption of this plant by different indigenous groups from the American continent. This articles seeks to widen the understanding of this hallucinogen [2], focusing on its use, its preparation, its symbolism, and its myths of origen.