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Afro-Brazilian Altar-Poems: The Textual Poetics of "Pontos-Riscados."
- Source :
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Afro-Hispanic Review . Spring2007, Vol. 26 Issue 1, p103-120. 18p. 6 Black and White Photographs, 10 Diagrams. - Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- This article examines the genres within Afro-Brazilian oral poetics, specifically the origins of the ponto-riscado. According to researchers, the ponto-riscado are cosmograms, ritualistic forms that developed among the African diaspora in Brazil. It questions how one can read interpret these symbols as a literary form and argues that like calligrams, these symbols offer a message in the form of a altar-poem. The article explores how the ponto-riscados are mediums of expression which serve as ritualistic magical activators.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02788969
- Volume :
- 26
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Afro-Hispanic Review
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 26291159