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- Title
ÁRBOLES Y ARBUSTOS EN MITOS GUARANÍES SOBRE EL ORIGEN Y EL FIN DEL MUNDO: ELUCIDACIÓN DE ALGUNAS EXPRESIONES FITONÍMICAS.
- Authors
KELLER, HÉCTOR A.
- Abstract
The role of some trees and shrubs in cosmogony and judgment day myths of southern Guarani people is studied by means of some narratives recorded in indigenous communities of Misiones Province, Argentina. With the purpose of obtaining a clarification of the etymology of some plants names more frequent in guarani language, these narratives are complemented with phytosociologic observations and bibliographic references.
- Subjects
POPULAR plant names; GUARANI (South American people); TREES -- Religious aspects; SHRUBS; COSMOGONY; GUARANI language; ETYMOLOGY; PLANT communities; RELIGION
- Publication
Bonplandia, 2013, Vol 22, Issue 2, p149
- ISSN
0524-0476
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.30972/bon.2221244