Macunaíma
To Be and Not To Be, That Is the Question
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18955305 |
|---|---|
| Authors | G L Ribeiro (0000-0003-0753-960X, Universidade de Brasília, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 60-77 |
| Publication date | 1999-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Latin American Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1085-7052 • E-ISSN: 1548-7180 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1525/jlca.1999.4.2.60 |
| OpenAlex | W2068176513 |
| Language | CA |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 3 |
The analysis of a well–established symbol of Brazilian national identity, Macunaíma, allows me to discuss the impossibility of defining clear–cut identities in modern situations that reflect changes brought by the expansion of the world system and the resulting complex articulation of ethnic segments with different cultural backgrounds. The search for authenticity and essence is here understood as an inevitable simplification of a highly complex historical process. In reality, Macunaíma is a hero created by Brazilian writer Mario de Andrade from a Taulipang myth that was collected by Koch–Grunberg, a German ethnologist
Aesthetics · Art · Epistemology · Ethnic group · German · HERO · Impossibility · Linguistics · Literature · Mythology · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Anthropology · History of Colonial Brazil · Indigenous Studies in Latin America · Latin American history and culture · Law · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2002 - 2022 (21) |
| Highly cited | No |