"Knowledge Belongs to All, but You Don’t Understand that because You’re Nothing but a White": The Mystical Philosophy of Embrace of the Serpent

This article explores the implicit theory of mysticism in Ciro Guerra’s 2015 film Embrace of the Serpent (Sp. El abrazo de la serpiente). While many theories of mysticism argue that true mystical experience is unmediated and, therefore, universal, Guerra makes a more provocative statement in the fil...

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Main Author: Makas, Rebecca (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [publisher not identified] 2023
In: The journal of religion and film
Year: 2023, Volume: 27, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-30
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