Maize: Nurturing Traditions, Myths, and Poetry in Costa Rica

 

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Авторы: Lago Graña, Josefa, Vallejos Ramírez, Mayela
Формат: artículo original
Статус:Versión publicada
Дата публикации:2021
Описание:This essay explores, from a multidisciplinary perspective, the presence and importance of corn in the development of the culture of the peoples of Mesoamerica, in particular Costa Rica. We connect corn with creation myths, with religious and social practices, and with cultural and gastronomic processes that are part of the cultural heritage of the peoples of the region. Likewise, we study the presence of corn in Latin American poetry, focusing on two poems by Costa Rican renowned poet Julieta Dobles Costa Rica poem by poem: a journey through the secret soul of the country (1997). This collection emphasizes the construction of sociocultural and political elements around food, showing not only the culinary aspect, but also reflecting the history of a people. The two poems analyzed have corn as the main ingredient: “The tamale pilgrimage” and “The tortilla’s itineraries”. In both, the ingredients function as symbols of history and national identity, and highlight the mixing that defines Latin America.
Страна:Portal de Revistas UCR
Институт:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Язык:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/48938
Online-ссылка:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/pensamiento-actual/article/view/48938
Ключевое слово:corne
tamale
tortilla
myths
poetry
Julieta Dobles
maíz
tamal
mitos
poesía