INDIAN MYTHS AND MORAL VALUES: A SEMIOTIC ANALYSIS

INDIAN MYTHS AND MORAL VALUES: A SEMIOTIC ANALYSIS

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In this paper, we examine two Indian myths from Brazil, tryingto emphasize their systematicity in relation to the values they convey. Focusing on the theme of the emergence of the moon, we attempt to demonstrate that such narratives form a coherent and organized whole of meaning, which includes elem...

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Main Authors: Glaucia Muniz Proença LARA, Clebson Luiz de BRITO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Londrina 2013-09-01
Series:Signum: Estudos da Linguagem
Subjects:
Indian myth
french semiotics
values.
Online Access:http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/signum/article/view/15030
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spelling doaj-5e292be8eae34ce2ae584d1dbc2a8cdb2020-11-24T22:15:08ZengUniversidade Estadual de LondrinaSignum: Estudos da Linguagem1516-30832237-48762013-09-0116133410.5433/2237-4876.2013v16n1p13INDIAN MYTHS AND MORAL VALUES: A SEMIOTIC ANALYSISGlaucia Muniz Proença LARAClebson Luiz de BRITOIn this paper, we examine two Indian myths from Brazil, tryingto emphasize their systematicity in relation to the values they convey. Focusing on the theme of the emergence of the moon, we attempt to demonstrate that such narratives form a coherent and organized whole of meaning, which includes elements frequently taken as evidence of the chaos present in mythical discourse. In order to do so, we used the theoretical and methodological approach of French Semiotics, a theory concerned, specially, with the intradiscursive mechanisms of meaning construction. http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/signum/article/view/15030Indian mythfrench semioticsvalues.
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author Glaucia Muniz Proença LARA
Clebson Luiz de BRITO
spellingShingle Glaucia Muniz Proença LARA
Clebson Luiz de BRITO
INDIAN MYTHS AND MORAL VALUES: A SEMIOTIC ANALYSIS
Signum: Estudos da Linguagem
Indian myth
french semiotics
values.
author_facet Glaucia Muniz Proença LARA
Clebson Luiz de BRITO
author_sort Glaucia Muniz Proença LARA
title INDIAN MYTHS AND MORAL VALUES: A SEMIOTIC ANALYSIS
title_short INDIAN MYTHS AND MORAL VALUES: A SEMIOTIC ANALYSIS
title_full INDIAN MYTHS AND MORAL VALUES: A SEMIOTIC ANALYSIS
title_fullStr INDIAN MYTHS AND MORAL VALUES: A SEMIOTIC ANALYSIS
title_full_unstemmed INDIAN MYTHS AND MORAL VALUES: A SEMIOTIC ANALYSIS
title_sort indian myths and moral values: a semiotic analysis
publisher Universidade Estadual de Londrina
series Signum: Estudos da Linguagem
issn 1516-3083
2237-4876
publishDate 2013-09-01
description In this paper, we examine two Indian myths from Brazil, tryingto emphasize their systematicity in relation to the values they convey. Focusing on the theme of the emergence of the moon, we attempt to demonstrate that such narratives form a coherent and organized whole of meaning, which includes elements frequently taken as evidence of the chaos present in mythical discourse. In order to do so, we used the theoretical and methodological approach of French Semiotics, a theory concerned, specially, with the intradiscursive mechanisms of meaning construction.
topic Indian myth
french semiotics
values.
url http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/signum/article/view/15030
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