Trees and shrubs in guarani myths about the origin and the end of the world: elucidation of some plant names

Authors

  • Héctor A. Keller Investigador del CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Forestales, UNaM, Instituto de Botánica del Nordeste, (CONICETUNNE, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias), C.C. 209, 3400 Corrientes, Argentina.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30972/bon.2221244

Keywords:

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 references

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Published

2013-07-01

How to Cite

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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