Abstract
Partindo da análise estrutural de um conjunto de narrativas guarani-mbya em que o futuro Sol, Kuaray (ou seu pai Nhanderu), e o ogro Xariã são os protagonistas, o presente artigo explora a produtividade da oposição original/cópia na sociocosmologia mbya. Se Kuaray (ou Nhanderu) e as formas originárias se identificam com a divindade e com os Mbya, Xariã e as cópias exageradas pendem para o mundo excessivo dos brancos. O pensamento mítico mbya mobilizou os predicados associados às cópias exageradas para avaliar a experiência colonial.À partir de l’analyse d’un ensemble de récits qui confrontent Kuaray, le Soleil (ou son père Nhanderu), à l’ogre Xariã, cet article explore la prégnance de la tension original/copie dans la socio-cosmologie mbya-guarani. Il expose d’une part comment les Mbya s’identifient à Kuaray, aux formes premières et à la part divine du monde et, d’autre part, comment ils associent Xariã et les copies au monde excessif des Blancs. L’article montre ainsi que les copies exagérées et les prédicats qui leur sont associés ont été mobilisés par les Mbya afin de prendre la mesure de leur propre expérience coloniale.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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Godoy, G., & Carid, M. (2016). A diferença que faz a diferença: originais e cópias Guarani-Mbya. Journal de La Société Des Américanistes, 102(1), 105–128. https://doi.org/10.4000/jsa.14643
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