Down the hill: the landscape, cultural heroes and music in the foundational narratives of two communities of Lake Patzcuaro
Por:
Cortes Hernandez, Santiago
Publicada:
1 ene 2020
Resumen:
This article presents and analyzes a group of oral narratives that
covers the foundation of two indigenous towns in the state of
Michoacan-Ihuatzio and Santa Fe de la Laguna-, located in western
Mexico. The stories were documented as part of a research project that
registered oral traditions in the area of Lake Patzcuaro, a region
historically marked as having been the center of the Purhepecha culture.
After discussing some questions about the historical context and the
cultural importance of these narratives, this article presents a
structural and symbolic analysis of the stories. This analysis aims to
show how the poetics of these oral narratives build a complex network of
meanings in which actions, characters and symbols, weave geographical,
musical and historical dimensions.
Filiaciones:
Cortes Hernandez, Santiago:
Hernandez, SC (Corresponding Author), Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Literatura Intercultural, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Literatura Intercultural, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
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