The origin of everything

a Ye’kwana theory on the creation of the world

Authors

  • Karenina Vieira Andrade Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG
  • Vicente Castro Yuduwana

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35699/2316-770X.2015.2744

Keywords:

Amerindian narratives, Modes of apprenticeship, Sociocosmologies

Abstract

This article is the result of the encounter between an anthropologist who conducts research with the Ye’kwana, whose traditional territory is situated in the region that extends from the brazilian amazon forest to the south of Venezuela, and one of their experts, an intelectual versed on the chants and narratives that composes part of Ye’kwana unique knowledge. We present here the narrative about the origins of cosmos, punctuated by comments and reflections of both the researcher as his master.

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Author Biographies

Karenina Vieira Andrade, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG

Professora adjunta do Departamento de Antropologia e Arqueologia da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais.
Pesquisadora do OEEI-FaE/UFMG.

Vicente Castro Yuduwana

Sábio ye’kwana, estudioso e especialista nas narrativas wätunnä e nas canções ädemi

References

ANDRADE, Karenina V. A ética ye’kuana e o espírito do empreendimento. Tese (Doutorado em Antropologia Social) UnB., Brasília, 2007.

SEEGER, Anthony, DA MATTA, Roberto & VIVEIROS DE CASTRO, Eduardo. A Construção da Pessoa nas Sociedades Indígenas Brasileiras. Boletim do Museu Nacional, 1979. 32: 2-19.

Published

2016-09-09

How to Cite

ANDRADE, K. V.; YUDUWANA, V. C. The origin of everything: a Ye’kwana theory on the creation of the world. Revista da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, v. 22, n. 1 e 2, p. 160–181, 2016. DOI: 10.35699/2316-770X.2015.2744. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/revistadaufmg/article/view/2744. Acesso em: 17 jul. 2024.