Mitologia e paisagem Mbyá-Guarani : ecologia simbólica da Tekoá Tavaí, Cristal, Rio Grande do Sul

Abstract

This dissertation aims to present a study about the relations between mythology and landscape among the Mbyá-Guarani indians. The village called Tekoá Tavaí, located at the margins of the BR 116 road, in the municipality of Cristal, state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, was used as study case. Methodological proceedings from the Anthropology as: participant observation, demi-structered interwiews and floating observation were used with the objective of comprehend the relations between mythology and landscape. As results, it was verified the strong relation between mythological narratives and landscapes, mainly in relation to the changes that the traditional Mbyá-Guarani territory has suffered with the advance of pastures areas and other kinds of employ from the national society. It is also presented a debate about the conflicts among amerindian peoples and the national societies in diverse countries in the American continent by the recognizing of the amerindian landscapes of mythical and religious importance and the pressions of economic order that these landscapes suffer.