A diferença que faz a diferença: originais e cópias Guarani-Mbya

Using a structural analysis of a group of guarani-mbya narratives protagonized by the Kuaray (or Nhanderu) anda Xariã, this text looks into the diverse meanings of the duality original/copy, a fundamental pairing in the socio-cosmology of this people. If Kuaray (or Nhanderu) and their originary form...

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Main Authors: Gustavo Godoy, Miguel Carid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Société des américanistes 2016-10-01
Series:Journal de la Société des Américanistes
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/jsa/14643
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description Using a structural analysis of a group of guarani-mbya narratives protagonized by the Kuaray (or Nhanderu) anda Xariã, this text looks into the diverse meanings of the duality original/copy, a fundamental pairing in the socio-cosmology of this people. If Kuaray (or Nhanderu) and their originary forms may be identified with divinity and with the Mbya, Xariã and the exaggerate duplicates, on the other hand, lean towards the excessiveness of the white man’s world. The Mbya mythic thought evaluates the colonial experience through the use of the predicates associated with the exaggerated duplicates.
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A diferença que faz a diferença: originais e cópias Guarani-Mbya
Journal de la Société des Américanistes
mythology
Guarani
Mbya
Xariã
copy
colonialism
title A diferença que faz a diferença: originais e cópias Guarani-Mbya
title_full A diferença que faz a diferença: originais e cópias Guarani-Mbya
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title_short A diferença que faz a diferença: originais e cópias Guarani-Mbya
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Guarani
Mbya
Xariã
copy
colonialism
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