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Entre Karuwaras e Caboclos: pajelança, territorialidade e relações afroindígenas entre os Tenetehar-Tembé do alto rio Guamá (PA)

Benedito Emílio da Silva Ribeiro, Daniel J. Fonseca

Aceno - Revista de Antropologia do Centro-Oeste June 14, 2022 DOI: 10.48074/aceno.v8i17.12357 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Qualitative study Peer reviewed
Population Tembé people of the Alto Rio Guamá Indigenous Land
Topics Shamanism
Keywords Territoriality Indigenous Ethnology Identity music State computer science Ecology Archaeology Communication
Key findings Tembé shamanic practices incorporate African and European elements, demonstrating afroindigenous relations that shape identity and territoriality.

Abstract

This research analyzes the cultural practices surrounding the Tembé shaman in the Alto Rio Guamá Indigenous Land, northeast of the State of Pará. Establishes connections and evaluates interactions, loans and exchanges with practices of African and European origin, which reveal afroindigenous relations within the villages. Mapping the specificities of pajelança, practitioners and knowledge repertoires of Tembé do Guamá, it is clear how these people incorporated “exogenous” elements to creatively enhance their traditional practices and demarcate aspects of their identity and territoriality. Keywords: Amazonian; afroindigenous relations; Tenetehar-Tembé people; cultural practices; territory and spirituality.

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