In Cannibal Metaphysics, Eduardo Viveiros de Castro illuminates the agency of non-human entities within the cosmologies of Amazonian indigenous peoples, asserting that these entities "are in fact subjects, not objects; subjects in the Western sense but also in some other senses, especially in the sense that they are agent-subjects" (Viveiros de Castro, 2009). This perspective challenges the conventional Western notion that often relegates non-human entities to the status of passive objects or resources for human use. Furthermore, Cannibal Metaphysics extends the boundaries of personhood, acknowledging that it is not exclusive to humans but can be ascribed to various entities within indigenous cosmologies, thus challenging the anthropocentric view that confines complete subjectivity solely to humans. Additionally, the interconnectedness of different beings and entities within this framework highlights their mutual agency, allowing for a more profound comprehension of the intricate web of relationships and subjectivities that exist in the world.
MacCormack discusses the dead body with “Guattari and Artaud claim that human-signifying systems massacre the body by naming and thus limiting every part, every function and every potential, and they urge us to become bodies without organs, that is, without organization imposed by organizations, so the dead body is the limitless lover that collapses all memory, identity, organization and appropriate use,”(p. 164).
we devoured each other's experiences, thoughts, and desires, a grotesque and beautiful communion that defied the limitations of the physical world.
