Sounds, Ritual and Indigenous History in Western Chaco

Authors

  • Maria Eugenia Dominguez Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-8034.2017v20n1p45

Abstract

Focusing on the sonic dimenson of ritual action, this text describes some performances
of the arete guasu held annually by chane and guarani people in the Argentine, Bolivian
and Paraguayan Chaco. Repetitiveness and redundancy of sound as well as variations
are key in this rite’s musicality. Anyway, repetition is counterbalanced with differences
among different themes that structure the ritual’s sequence. Here we describe the
relationship of these formal aspects with ritual and historical temporalities.

Author Biography

Maria Eugenia Dominguez, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)

Programa de pós-graduacão em Antropologia Social

Departamento de Antropologia

CFH

Published

2018-10-01

How to Cite

DOMINGUEZ, Maria Eugenia. Sounds, Ritual and Indigenous History in Western Chaco. Ilha Revista de Antropologia, Florianópolis, v. 20, n. 1, p. 045–066, 2018. DOI: 10.5007/2175-8034.2017v20n1p45. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/ilha/article/view/2175-8034.2017v20n1p45. Acesso em: 17 jul. 2024.

Issue

Section

Dossiê Sons e Etnografias