HARMONIES AND DISSONANCES OF FAITH: JESUITS, AMERINDIANS AND MUSIC IN THE EARLY YEARS OF CONTACT

The history of the contact between Indians and missionaries involves debates on the use of music in evangelization and many musical practices in the villages of Portuguese America. Music, sometimes seen as a forceful strategy that resulted in the acculturation of the Amerindians, was, however, a sig...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Wittmann, Luisa Tombini
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
Repositorio:Revista Espaço ameríndio
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:seer.ufrgs.br:article/19735
Acceso en línea:https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/EspacoAmerindio/article/view/19735
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:música
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Sumario:The history of the contact between Indians and missionaries involves debates on the use of music in evangelization and many musical practices in the villages of Portuguese America. Music, sometimes seen as a forceful strategy that resulted in the acculturation of the Amerindians, was, however, a significant vehicle of approach, dispute, negotiation and religious translation. This is the subject of this article, which is based on the analysis of Jesuit letters written in the early years of the Society of Jesus in Brazil.