A relação das mulheres krahô com a água: a partir das aldeias Macaúba, Paraíso e Morro do Boi.

Abstract

The present monograph addresses the knowledge of Krahô women about the uses and meanings of water and its importance in the maintenance and production of life for Krahô society. The analysis of the uses and meanings of water is based on myths, and consequently on the notion of the body of the Krahô. The research is supported from the experiences of fieldwork, from visits to Krahô families, observing how and when they use water, seeing and hearing women spoke about their knowledge related to water in the spheres. of domestic use, ritualistic and body care. And the transfer of knowledge through myths, which involves, birth, guards and customs from pregnancy to childbirth, to ensure that this new being has a beautiful and healthy body. The importance of water to the Krahô is seen both in the myths that maintain the social structure of the Krahô, in the daily use of water, and in the physical, cultural and social maintenance of the people.