عنوان

Bridging the Generation Gap:

شماره

LA125033

زبان متن نوشتاري يا گفتاري و مانند آن

انگلیسی

عنوان اصلي

Bridging the Generation Gap:

نام عام مواد

[Article]

ساير اطلاعات عنواني

Creation (Hi)Stories and the Visual Arts in Tamulté de las Sabanas, Mexico

نام نخستين پديدآور

Laura Van Broekhoven

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

Leiden

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Brill

متن يادداشت

This paper results from research conducted between October 1994 and August 1995 on the oral tradition of the Yokoyinik'ob, the "true people" of Chontales in Tamulté de las Sabanas in the Mexican state of Tabasco. A little over sixty stories were recorded and transcribed in the research. Some of the stories that are considered to be "creation stories" or "creation histories" will be discussed in this paper. In Tamulté stories are not classified as "myth" but are called "historias" (hi)stories. Some stories, like creation narratives for example, do refer to primordial times: times before corn existed or times when the skies had not yet risen. Much in the same way, what is often referred to as the "supernatural" in Tamulté is actually not "super"-natural; it is very much part of the natural. The supernatural world is neither myth nor legend; it is a reality. During the course of the research a young group of artists illustrated the stories that were collected and painted images of their worldview. Through the use of visual arts, Tamulté's younger generation was enabled to re-connect with their grandparents' stories, thereby bridging a generational gap that is predominant in other communities. This paper results from research conducted between October 1994 and August 1995 on the oral tradition of the Yokoyinik'ob, the "true people" of Chontales in Tamulté de las Sabanas in the Mexican state of Tabasco. A little over sixty stories were recorded and transcribed in the research. Some of the stories that are considered to be "creation stories" or "creation histories" will be discussed in this paper. In Tamulté stories are not classified as "myth" but are called "historias" (hi)stories. Some stories, like creation narratives for example, do refer to primordial times: times before corn existed or times when the skies had not yet risen. Much in the same way, what is often referred to as the "supernatural" in Tamulté is actually not "super"-natural; it is very much part of the natural. The supernatural world is neither myth nor legend; it is a reality. During the course of the research a young group of artists illustrated the stories that were collected and painted images of their worldview. Through the use of visual arts, Tamulté's younger generation was enabled to re-connect with their grandparents' stories, thereby bridging a generational gap that is predominant in other communities.

تاريخ نشر

2009

توصيف ظاهري

496-520

عنوان

Religion and the Arts

شماره جلد

13/4

شماره استاندارد بين المللي پياييندها

1568-5292

اصطلاح موضوعی

CHONTALES

اصطلاح موضوعی

CREATION MYTH

اصطلاح موضوعی

MAYA

اصطلاح موضوعی

ORAL TRADITION

اصطلاح موضوعی

TABASCO

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Laura Van Broekhoven

شماره بازیابی

10.1163/107992609X12524941450046

نام الکترونيکي

فرمت انتشار

p

نوع ماده

[Article]

کد کاربرگه

275578

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y