ANOTHER CIVILIZATION OF HONEY. THE USE OF HONEY BY GUAYCURUS INDIAN GROUPS ACCORDING TO THE EVIDENCES FROM JESUIT SOURCES (XVIII C.)
Guaycurus groups inhabiting the Gran Chaco region in the 18th century made extensive use of honey produced by native stingless bees (Tribe Meliponini). These practices were extensively registered by the Jesuits who tried to evangelize in the area. This paper is based on the analysis of the evidences...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2010 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Recursos: | Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) |
| Repositorio: | Revista Espaço ameríndio |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:seer.ufrgs.br:article/17362 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/EspacoAmerindio/article/view/17362 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | guaycurúes jesuitas miel de meliponas Gran Chaco Gran Chaco. guaycurus Jesuits honey of the meliponas |
| Resumo: | Guaycurus groups inhabiting the Gran Chaco region in the 18th century made extensive use of honey produced by native stingless bees (Tribe Meliponini). These practices were extensively registered by the Jesuits who tried to evangelize in the area. This paper is based on the analysis of the evidences obtained from these sources and current ethnographic data related to the use of honey. The aim is to discuss the uses and traditional knowledge and identify meliponas species mentioned in these sources from the collection of individuals and reports of Indian and creole people about them, contributing to a corpus that includes the diversity of expertise in the area regarding these practices. |
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