Résumés
Résumé
Bien qu’un grand nombre de travaux ethnographiques novateurs aient été suscités par l’« espace interculturel » que se partagent Australiens autochtones et non autochtones, notamment dans le domaine des arts visuels, les chercheurs ont accordé moins d’attention aux représentations rituelles publiques auxquelles les Aborigènes ont donné un nouvel essor en tant qu’instruments politiques. On a encore moins écrit sur la (re)construction interne de l’identité sociale autochtone et sa projection dans la production de rituels publics sur la scène néocoloniale australienne contemporaine. Tout en effectuant une remise à jour des recherches précédentes sur la question, le présent article montre comment, au cours des dix dernières années, les leaders rituelles aînées d’une petite localité d’Australie centrale ont inauguré une phase entièrement nouvelle de représentations rituelles – une phase qui diffère substantiellement des formes antérieures d’expérience cérémonielle, qui étaient étroitement liées à la négociation et à l’échange des matériaux rituels.
Mots-clés:
- Dussart,
- Aborigènes,
- femmes,
- identité,
- rituel,
- Warlpiri,
- Australie
Abstract
Whereas much path-breaking ethnography has been generated on the “intercultural space” shared by indigenous and non-native Australians, particularly in the visual performance domain, less attention has been paid to public ritual representations Aborigines have deployed as political tools. Less still has been written on the internal (re)construction and projection of indigenous social identity in public rituals performed in the contemporary Australian neocolonial space. This paper updates earlier research and argues that, over the last ten years, senior female ritual performers from a Central Australian settlement have entered an entirely new phase of ritual representation–one that substantively differs from earlier forms of ceremonial experience, which were intricately linked to the negotiation and exchange of ritual material.
Key words:
- Dussart,
- Aborigines,
- women,
- identity,
- ritual,
- Warlpiri,
- Australia
Resumen
Aunque un buen número de trabajos etnográficos innovadores han sido inspirados por el “espacio intercultural” que comparten los australianos autóctonos y no autóctonos, sobre todo en el campo de las artes visuales, los investigadores han dedicado menos atención a las representaciones rituales públicas a las cuales los Aborígenes han dado un nuevo aliento en tanto que instrumentos políticos. Se ha escrito aun menos sobre la (re)construcción interna de la identidad social autóctona y de su proyección en la producción de rituales públicos sobre la escena neocolonial australiana contemporánea. Al mismo tiempo que realizamos una reactualización de las investigaciones precedentes sobre dicha cuestión, el presente artículo demuestra como, a lo largo de los últimos diez años, los líderes rituales mayores de una pequeña localidad del centro de Australia han inaugurado una fase completamente inédita de representaciones rituales – una fase que difiere sustancialmente de las formas anteriores de la experiencia ceremonial, las cuales estaban estrechamente ligadas a la negociación y al intercambio de materiales rituales.
Palabras clave:
- Dussart,
- Aborígenes,
- mujeres,
- identidad,
- ritual,
- Warlpiri,
- Australia
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