Trees and shrubs in guarani myths about the origin and the end of the world: elucidation of some plant names
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https://doi.org/10.30972/bon.2221244Keywords:
Guarani plant names, yvyra, tree, ka’a, forest.Abstract
The role of some trees and shrubs in cosmogony and judgment day myths of southern Guarani people is studied by means of some narratives recorded in indigenous communities of Misiones Province, Argentina. With the purpose of obtaining a clarification of the etymology of some plants names more frequent in guarani language, these narratives are complemented with phytosociologic observations and bibliographic referencesDownloads
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2013-07-01
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Keller, H. A. (2013). Trees and shrubs in guarani myths about the origin and the end of the world: elucidation of some plant names. Bonplandia, 22(2), 149–158. https://doi.org/10.30972/bon.2221244
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