The Iconic-Allegorical Representation of the Supernatural in Seven Tales of Apparitions from Ecuador

In this essay an analysis and interpretation of seven tales of apparitions from Ecuador is made, for which the author starts from the following question: How is the iconic-allegorical representation of the supernatural constructed in the selected stories? To answer this question, the kinesic and pro...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Robalino, Vicente
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:Ecuador
Institución:Universidad Andina Simón Bolivar
Repositorio:Revista Andina de Letras y Estudios Culturales
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.uasb.edu.ec:article/3047
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.uasb.edu.ec/index.php/kipus/article/view/3047
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ecuador
semiótica
proxémica
kinésica
imagen
hermenéutica
sobrenatural
alegoría
símbolo
vacilación
pragmática
semiotics
proxemics
kinesics
hermeneutics
image
supernatural
allegory
symbol
hesitation
pragmatics
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Sumario:In this essay an analysis and interpretation of seven tales of apparitions from Ecuador is made, for which the author starts from the following question: How is the iconic-allegorical representation of the supernatural constructed in the selected stories? To answer this question, the kinesic and proxemic spaces of the selected stories are analyzed. Of these two semiotic categories, the iconic image stands out as a model of the spaces of the supernatural, together with the geographical spaces where the action of these stories takes place. From this relationship —natural space–geographical space— emerge the fantastic effects. However, in some of these stories, the dominant presence of the moralizing-allegory destroys the perception of the fantastic as in Vico y el duende, El enano (duende), and to a great extent also in Mariangula. On the other hand, other stories, such as, for example, Almita en pena, enrich the iconic image of the supernatural with the  incorporation of the rite and the symbol.