O soar de atabaques nos corredores peruanos, Dioses y hombres de Huarochirí: a imersão no outro

Abstract

This dissertation consists in the study of the literary work Dioses y Hombres de Huarochirí (2007), which is a compilation made by the Priest Francisco de Ávila and translated from Quechua to Spanish by José María Arguedas. The work was produced from the oral reports of the Andean region natives, which present a panorama of the history and mythology of the people from Huarochirí. This panorama aims to demonstrate the religious, sociocultural and mythological customs of those people. The present work is based on the approach of two cultures, the Andean and Afro-Brazilian. Such movement is due to the ceremonies and rituals that construct them both. In this way, a reading that is guided by two theoretical norms is articulated; alterity and performance. These are the elements that will allow us to develop an analysis that shows how myths, rituals and ceremonies are processes that generate identities through clothes and religiosity to keep the memory of these people alive.