From the words to the myth: the memory of the people

Authors

  • Jenny González Muñoz Doctorado en Cultura Latinoamericana y del Caribe - Instituto Pedagógico de Caracas - Universidad Pedagógica Experimental Libertador - Venezuela. Maestria en Memoria Social y Património Cultural - Universidad Federal de Pelotas - Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18316/377

Keywords:

Oral, Word, Myth, Memory

Abstract

This article provides an overview of the spoken language’s role in the configuration of a “people’s memory”. The creation of religious texts is crucial for the establishment of theories about the collective memory. Orality is presented as a tradition inherited from past generations. It teamed with writing to ensure the preservation of experiences. These "places of memory" complement each other in myth, in the practicalsense of the people, time and action in which rituals play a significant role in the preservation of collective memory.

Author Biography

Jenny González Muñoz, Doctorado en Cultura Latinoamericana y del Caribe - Instituto Pedagógico de Caracas - Universidad Pedagógica Experimental Libertador - Venezuela. Maestria en Memoria Social y Património Cultural - Universidad Federal de Pelotas - Brasil

Profesora y escritora venezolana. Ha sido Coordinadora de Educación en el Museo Alejandro Otero, Educadora del Museo de Ciencias, Coordinadora de Planificación Editorial de la editorial Fundación Biblioteca Ayacucho, investigadora del Centro de la Diversidad Cultura - Venezuela. Profesora en el área de culturas indígenas, afroamericanas y campesinas latinoamericanas.

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Published

2012-08-31

Issue

No. 12 (2012)

Section

Artigos / Ensaios

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