Abstract

ALBORNOZ STEIN, Marília Raquel. Sounds and images in the construction of the person Mbyà-Guaraní in South Brazil. Anthropologica [online]. 2015, vol.33, n.35, pp.205-233. ISSN 0254-9212.

The Mbyà-Guarani sound world is an important dimension of their existence as well as their children are, through their presence and their songs, which occupy a central place in the oguatá porã (Guarani sacred walk towards perfection). In this paper, I present ethnographic data on body processes and treatments as well as theories of visual and sound-performative practices that are part of the Mbyà way of being / living. The paper is, based on an ethnomusicological research among Mbyà groups in southern Brazil. From ethnographic descriptions an interpretation is built: a «cosmo-sonic» domain of ontology and epistemology of this Amerindian people, that is to say, that the construction of the Mbyà person- and the construction of knowledge are closely linked with sound processes, as well as to imagery, kinetic and material performances, that strengthen the listening and the resonance of the being.

Keywords : Mbyà-Guarani; mboraí (songs and dances); ethnomusicology; cosmo-sonic dimension; construction of the person.

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