Celebrations and disturbances in the work of Milton Hatoum
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Resumo: | The feast - whether religious, national, family or individual - places the being within a community more or less reduced. It can be its own familial and friendly nucleus in this case of a quasi-enlargement of individuality; It may also be the whole society which in its common history celebrates events which have contributed to the formation of its identity-the identity of the nation and of the individual belonging to that same nation. The celebrations will then be so-called "profane" festivals: family meals, birthdays, new year, commemoration ... These religious celebrations are not however devoid of any religiosity. Thus, "the majority of men" without religion "still share pseudo-religions and degraded mythologies. This is not surprising to us, since the profane man is the descendant of homo religiosus and can not annul his own history, that is, the behavior of his religious ancestors, who Have constituted what it is today. "2 The founding acts of individuality and of society seem to be renewed through these different types of celebrations. Marriages and funerals are located on the border between the sacred and the profane, between the individual and the community because they bear witness to a personal commitment of being and faith. In marriage, one surrenders to the other through God; In death, one surrenders totally to God. The work of Milton Hatoum is far from being devoid of religiosity. Indeed, religion and belief hold an important place in the various novels, short stories and tales of the author amazonense. Thus, it offers the reader passages relating festive episodes mixing Amerindian beliefs and Catholic practices - and sometimes Muslim by the Lebanese origin of the protagonists of his Narrative of a certain Orient and Two Brothers. The syncretism formed by this entanglement of beliefs and rites is therefore omnipresent. |
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Celebrations and disturbances in the work of Milton HatoumFêtes et trouble-fêtes dans l’œuvre de Milton HatoumThe feast - whether religious, national, family or individual - places the being within a community more or less reduced. It can be its own familial and friendly nucleus in this case of a quasi-enlargement of individuality; It may also be the whole society which in its common history celebrates events which have contributed to the formation of its identity-the identity of the nation and of the individual belonging to that same nation. The celebrations will then be so-called "profane" festivals: family meals, birthdays, new year, commemoration ... These religious celebrations are not however devoid of any religiosity. Thus, "the majority of men" without religion "still share pseudo-religions and degraded mythologies. This is not surprising to us, since the profane man is the descendant of homo religiosus and can not annul his own history, that is, the behavior of his religious ancestors, who Have constituted what it is today. "2 The founding acts of individuality and of society seem to be renewed through these different types of celebrations. Marriages and funerals are located on the border between the sacred and the profane, between the individual and the community because they bear witness to a personal commitment of being and faith. In marriage, one surrenders to the other through God; In death, one surrenders totally to God. The work of Milton Hatoum is far from being devoid of religiosity. Indeed, religion and belief hold an important place in the various novels, short stories and tales of the author amazonense. Thus, it offers the reader passages relating festive episodes mixing Amerindian beliefs and Catholic practices - and sometimes Muslim by the Lebanese origin of the protagonists of his Narrative of a certain Orient and Two Brothers. The syncretism formed by this entanglement of beliefs and rites is therefore omnipresent.La fête – qu’elle soit religieuse, nationale, familiale ou encore individuelle - place l’être au sein d’une communauté plus ou moins réduite. Ce peut être son propre noyau familial et amical s’agissant dans ce cas d’un quasi élargissement de l’individualité ; ce peut être aussi la société tout entière qui dans son histoire commune célèbre des événements qui ont contribué à la formation de son identité – identité de la nation et de l’individu appartenant à cette même nation. Les célébrations seront alors des fêtes dites « profanes » : repas de famille, anniversaires, nouvelle année, commémoration… Ces célébrations areligieuses ne sont pas pour autant dénuées de toute religiosité. Ainsi, « la majorité des hommes « sansreligion » partagent encore des pseudo-religions et des mythologies dégradées. Ce qui n’a rien pour nous étonner, du moment que l’homme profane est le descendant de l’homo religiosus et ne peut pas annuler sa propre histoire, c’est-à-dire les comportements de ses ancêtres religieux, qui l’ont constitué tel qu’il est aujourd’hui. » 2 Les actes fondateurs de l’individualité et de la société semblent en effet se renouveler à travers ces différents types de célébrations. Mariages et enterrements se situent à la frontière entre le sacré et le profane, entre l’individu et la communauté car ils témoignent d’un engagement personnel de l’être et de la foi. Dans le mariage, on s’abandonne à l’autre à travers Dieu ; dans la mort, on s’abandonne totalement à Dieu. L’œuvre de Milton Hatoum quant à elle est loin d’être dénuée de religiosité. En effet, religion et croyances tiennent une place importante dans les différents romans, nouvelles et contes de l’auteur amazonense. Ainsi, il offre au lecteur des passages relatant des épisodes festifs mêlant croyances amérindiennes et pratiques catholiques – et parfois musulmanes de par l’origine libanaise des protagonistes de son Récit d’un certain Orient et Deux Frères. Le syncrétisme formé par cet enchevêtrement de croyances et de rites est donc omniprésent.Editora da PUCRS - ediPUCRS2012-02-16info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/ojs/index.php/letronica/article/view/10678Letrônica; Vol. 5 No. 1 (2012): Número Especial; 21-29Letrônica; v. 5 n. 1 (2012): Número Especial; 21-291984-4301reponame:letrônicainstname:Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)instacron:PUC_RSporhttps://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/ojs/index.php/letronica/article/view/10678/7471Couprit, Anneinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2017-03-03T15:58:02Zoai:ojs.revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br:article/10678Revistahttps://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/ojs/index.php/letronicaPRIhttps://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/ojs/index.php/letronica/oailetronica@pucrs.br||ivanetemileski@gmail.com1984-43011984-4301opendoar:2017-03-03T15:58:02letrônica - Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)false |
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The feast - whether religious, national, family or individual - places the being within a community more or less reduced. It can be its own familial and friendly nucleus in this case of a quasi-enlargement of individuality; It may also be the whole society which in its common history celebrates events which have contributed to the formation of its identity-the identity of the nation and of the individual belonging to that same nation. The celebrations will then be so-called "profane" festivals: family meals, birthdays, new year, commemoration ... These religious celebrations are not however devoid of any religiosity. Thus, "the majority of men" without religion "still share pseudo-religions and degraded mythologies. This is not surprising to us, since the profane man is the descendant of homo religiosus and can not annul his own history, that is, the behavior of his religious ancestors, who Have constituted what it is today. "2 The founding acts of individuality and of society seem to be renewed through these different types of celebrations. Marriages and funerals are located on the border between the sacred and the profane, between the individual and the community because they bear witness to a personal commitment of being and faith. In marriage, one surrenders to the other through God; In death, one surrenders totally to God. The work of Milton Hatoum is far from being devoid of religiosity. Indeed, religion and belief hold an important place in the various novels, short stories and tales of the author amazonense. Thus, it offers the reader passages relating festive episodes mixing Amerindian beliefs and Catholic practices - and sometimes Muslim by the Lebanese origin of the protagonists of his Narrative of a certain Orient and Two Brothers. The syncretism formed by this entanglement of beliefs and rites is therefore omnipresent. |
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