ABSTRACT

Agroecologists mainly work with producers from traditional cultures. Ethno-ecological studies conducted in recent decades, clearly demonstrate that the experience these cultures have accumulated can be defined as wisdom, formed as a complex integrating a set of beliefs that lead to a worldview (an ontological dimension), a repertoire of knowledge (an epistemological dimension), and a series of practices (a productive dimension). So far, agroecology has addressed two of these three dimensions interacting with traditional producers (the epistemological and productive dimensions) and, with few exceptions, has neglected the ontological dimension. This paper sets forth the thesis that the ontological perspective leads to spirituality, a theme that has been excluded. Recognizing and integrating spirituality into agroecological practice would reinforce agroecology as a socially and environmentally liberating activity, since it embraces key concepts such as Mother Earth and Harmonious Living (buen vivir, the indigenous principle of harmonizing with the whole of nature).

摘要

农业生态学家主要与传统文化的生产者合作。近几十年来进行的民族生态学研究清楚地表明，这些文化积累的经验可以定义为智慧，形成一个综合体，整合了一系列信仰，导致世界观（本体论维度）、知识库（一个认识论维度）和一系列实践（生产维度）。到目前为止，农业生态学已经解决了与传统生产者相互作用的这三个维度中的两个（认识论和生产维度），并且除了少数例外，忽略了本体论维度。本文提出的论点是本体论的观点导致灵性，这是一个被排除在外的主题。