Revisión del concepto de chuyma como centro intersubjetivo de la cultura aymara
Year: 2026
Type: article
Study design: Systematic Review
Abstract: The aim of this article is to analyze the concept of ‘chuyma’ as an intersubjective center of Aymara culture through a systematic literature review of various international databases. The analysis reveals that chuyma is a ‘taypi’, or feeling-thinking center, asit integrates emotions, feelings, and thoughts; therefore, it constitutes the seat where consciousness is configured and reflexivity develops. Furthermore, in the natural environment, ‘chuyma’ is linked to the inner part of plant seeds, the vital survival instinct of animals, and the central confluence of places. In conclusion, ‘chuyma’ encompasses everything related to the inner state and acts as a primary category of integration, transformation, and authentic thought, essential characteristics of Aymara sociability.
Institutions: Universidad Nacional del Altiplano, Universidad del Altiplano
Language: English
Subfield: Cultural Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7155083424