Artículo
Abstract:
The small community of the Tomárâho, an ethnic group culturally derived from the Zamucos, have become known in the South American and world anthropological scenario in recent times. This group, far from the banks of the Paraguay river, remained concealed from organized modern societies for many years. Like any other groups of people in close contact with nature, the Tomárâho developed a profound and rich world-view which parallels other more widely researched aboriginal cultures as well as showing distinctive features of their own. This is also apparent in their imagery of the sky and of the characters that are closely connected with the celestial sphere. This paper is based on the lengthy anthropological studies of G. Sequera. We have recently undertaken a project to carry out a detailed analysis of the different astronomical elements present in the imagined sky of the Tomárâho and other Chamacoco ethnic groups. We will briefly review some aspects of this aboriginal culture: places where they live, regions of influence in the past, their linguistic family, their living habits and how the advancement of civilization affected their culture and survival. We will later mention the fieldwork carried out for decades and some of the existing studies and publications. We will also make a brief description of the methodology of this work and special anthropological practices. Last but not least, we will focus on the Tomárâho conception of the sky and describe the research work we have been doing in recent times. © International Astronomical Union 2011.
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| Documento: | Artículo |
| Título: | The Tomárâho conception of the sky |
| Autor: | Sequera, G.; Gangui, A. |
| Filiación: | Secretaría Nacional de Cultura de Paraguay, Ciudad Universitaria, 1428 Buenos Aires, Argentina Instituto de Astronomía y Física Del Espacio (CONICET-UBA), Ciudad Universitaria, 1428 Buenos Aires, Argentina Centro de Formación e Investigación en la Enseñanza de Las Ciencias, FCEyN, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Palabras clave: | Anthropology; Chamacoco; Ethnoastronomy; Upper Paraguay |
| Año: | 2011 |
| Volumen: | 7 |
| Número: | S278 |
| Página de inicio: | 65 |
| Página de fin: | 73 |
| DOI: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1743921311012488 |
| Título revista: | Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union |
| Título revista abreviado: | Proc. Int. Astron. Union |
| ISSN: | 17439213 |
| PDF: | https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/download/paper/paper_17439213_v7_nS278_p65_Sequera.pdf |
| Registro: | https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_17439213_v7_nS278_p65_Sequera |
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Citas:
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Sequera, G. & Gangui, A. (2011) . The Tomárâho conception of the sky. Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, 7(S278), 65-73.http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1743921311012488
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Sequera, G., Gangui, A. "The Tomárâho conception of the sky" . Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 7, no. S278 (2011) : 65-73.http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1743921311012488
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Sequera, G., Gangui, A. "The Tomárâho conception of the sky" . Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, vol. 7, no. S278, 2011, pp. 65-73.http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1743921311012488
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Sequera, G., Gangui, A. The Tomárâho conception of the sky. Proc. Int. Astron. Union. 2011;7(S278):65-73.http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1743921311012488
