Defense of doctoral thesis

Title: Of dreams at Oguatá Guassú in search of the Land (s) (s) Free of Evil

Author: Almires Ax Malik

Review Board:

Prof. Dr. Eremites-PPGA/UFPEL, external examiner

Prof. Dr. Mauro Cezar Coelho-PPHIST/UFPA, external examiner

Prof. Dr. Márcio Henrique Couto – PPHIST/UFPA, external examiner

Profª. Dr. Cristina Donza Cancels-PPGA/UFPA, internal examiner

Profª. Dr. Denise Pahl Schaan-PPGA/UFPA, internal examiner alternate

Profª. Dr. Rosa Elizabeth Acevedo Marin PPGA/UFPA, internal examiner alternate

Profª. Dr. Jane Felipe Beltran-PPGA/UFPA, counselor and President

Location/Date: Office of the Congregation of the IFCH, 20 November 2015, 3:00 pm.

Summary:

The present study seeks to examine under the lenses of anthropology, the way religious leaders Mbya, fulfill dreams received from Nhanderú Ete, starting the journey towards the land without evil, yvy marãe ' y; return to the site of ancient occupation or indicated by Nhanderú, Earth with which maintains historic ties. Conflict intensifies with the demarcation of territories or/earth for the Mbya Guarani, as in the case of Stop, which went for about 100 years until the land where exercising the right way to live; the dissent potentiates the ethnocentrism, discrimination, racism, the stigma of being Indian, bugre, lazy, alcoholic, "inferior race". The research deals with how "choose", "adopt," "resume," ressignificam, reterritorializam, guaranizam the land where paused.