Os convivas da morte no banquete das almas: presença de eguns em um conto de João Antônio

Written literature has become a privileged space for performance and, conse- quently, for recording and fostering of values and practices of various groups and social segments. In the short story analyzed in this essay - "Eguns" - João Antônio (1937-1996), a writer from São Paulo, presents...

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Main Author: Gilberto Figueiredo Martins
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidade de Brasília 2012-01-01
Series:Estudos de Literatura Brasileira Contemporânea
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Os convivas da morte no banquete das almas: presença de eguns em um conto de João Antônio
Estudos de Literatura Brasileira Contemporânea
joão antônio
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title Os convivas da morte no banquete das almas: presença de eguns em um conto de João Antônio
title_short Os convivas da morte no banquete das almas: presença de eguns em um conto de João Antônio
title_full Os convivas da morte no banquete das almas: presença de eguns em um conto de João Antônio
title_fullStr Os convivas da morte no banquete das almas: presença de eguns em um conto de João Antônio
title_full_unstemmed Os convivas da morte no banquete das almas: presença de eguns em um conto de João Antônio
title_sort os convivas da morte no banquete das almas: presença de eguns em um conto de joão antônio
publisher Universidade de Brasília
series Estudos de Literatura Brasileira Contemporânea
issn 1518-0158
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publishDate 2012-01-01
description Written literature has become a privileged space for performance and, conse- quently, for recording and fostering of values and practices of various groups and social segments. In the short story analyzed in this essay - "Eguns" - João Antônio (1937-1996), a writer from São Paulo, presents a narrator who describes in detail an unusual religious celebration held in Bahia, meant for the cult of ances- tors. Contemplative and respectful, it sticks to tell what is allowed by the religious tradition. Contact with alterity achieves the status of initiation rite and the experi- ence - in a strong sense - is transferred to the reader.
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brazilian identity
contemporary brazilian short
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religion and literature
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