MITOLOGIA E XAMANISMO NAS RELAÇÕES SOCIAIS DOS INUIT E DOS KAINGANG

Abstract

From the exchange system established between humans, non-human andsuperhuman this article will analyze the importance of mythological thinking and shamanism in social relations of the Inuit and Kaingang. The objectives of this paper are analyze the mythology and shamanism; present the mythological narratives about the origin Inuit and Kaingang; observe the implications of mythology and shamanic systems in configurations of sex and gender of men and women living in the central Canadian Arctic and in the lowlands ofsouthern Brazil.

Keywords

• mythology
• shamanism
• Inuit
• Kaingang.