The Barking of “El Familiar”

Symbolic configuration of power in a town located in the south of Tucuman province

  • Karina Gabriela Ciolli CEIL - CONICET
DOI: https://doi.org/10.34096/runa.v42i2.8007
Keywords: Myth, Power Relationship, El Familiar, Santa Ana, Sugar Factory

Abstract

This paper is an ethnographic analysis of El Familiar (The Relative), one of the most widespread myths in the Argentine northwest region. The analysis restores both the historicity of myth by analyzing its meaning and context of creation, and its effectiveness in the present. The main hypothesis of this paper is that myth not only operates by inflicting terror -a significant component previously addressed in other studies-, but it is also a long-range power initiative that is still prevailing in the territory. The methodology consists of an ethnographic research developed in the rural district of Santa Ana, located southwest of the Province of Tucumán, Argentina, from 2015 to 2018. Primary and secondary sources were analyzed to revisit the historicity of myth.

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Runa 42.2 (2021) Portada
Published
2021-07-30
How to Cite
Ciolli, K. G. (2021). The Barking of “El Familiar” . RUNA, Archivo Para Las Ciencias Del Hombre, 42(2), 175-192. https://doi.org/10.34096/runa.v42i2.8007
Issue
Vol 42 No 2 (2021)
Section
Open Space - Original Articles

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