Men, animals and enemies: Cinta Larga's myth and rite simetries

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  • João Dal Poz Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/2179-0892.ra.1993.111393

Palabras clave:

Nature and Culture, Tupian cosmology, myth and ritual, kindship, Cinta Larga, Tupi-Mondé, Southwestem Brazilian Amazonia.

Resumen

This paper discusses the Tupi-Mondé Cinta Larga cosmological axis which is centered on human-animal relationships contrasting it with other Tupian cosmological conceptions which are usualy focused on human-spirit relations. ln this particular society, social ties are thought of through a code based on animal qualities which can be best understood when ritual ceremonies ensuring group cohesion are observed.

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1993-12-17

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Dal Poz, J. (1993). Men, animals and enemies: Cinta Larga’s myth and rite simetries. Revista De Antropologia, 36, 177-206. https://doi.org/10.11606/2179-0892.ra.1993.111393