On a Firewood, I am Blaze: Poetics of Memory in a Krahô Ritual Chant

This paper presents the transcription and translation of the lyrics of a Krahô ritual chant, Amerindian people who live in the north of the state of Tocantins (Central Brazil) and and speak a Jê language. This chant is an exemplary piece of one of the several genres of verbal arts found among the Kr...

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Main Author: Ian Packer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2019-12-01
Series:Cadernos de Tradução
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/traducao/article/view/70499