کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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5042884 | 1474909 | 2017 | 14 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
- The role of prophecy within indigenous reclamation and activism in Puerto Rico.
- Prophecy undermines historical narratives of TaÃno extinction.
- Face to face interaction is a key site for socializing prophetic narratives and framing.
- Prophetic framing encourages identification and social action as TaÃno social actors.
- Prophecy offers a form of narrative coherence, which can have powerful political implications for identitarian movements.
This article considers the sources of knowledge and frameworks of knowing from which Puerto Rican TaÃno draw in order to support their identification as TaÃno. Widespread, authoritative historical narratives of the Caribbean claim that the TaÃno population was decimated between the 16th and 18th centuries. This analysis highlights the role that prophetic narratives and communicative strategies played in reframing and recalibrating TaÃno historical tellings and in the refashioning of personal trajectories of social actors as TaÃno.
Journal: Language & Communication - Volume 56, September 2017, Pages 19-32