Anthropophagy: a singular concept to understand Brazilian culture and psychology as specific knowledge

The aim of this work is to present the singularity of the concept of anthropophagy in Brazilian culture. This article examines its use in the Modernist Movement of the 1920s and explores the possibilities it creates for thinking about Brazilian culture in nonidentitarian terms. We then use the conce...

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Published inHistory of psychology Vol. 18; no. 4; p. 327
Main Author Ferreira, Arthur Arruda Leal
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.11.2015
Subjects
Brazil
Cannibalism - history
Culture
History, 20th Century
Humans
Indians, South American - history
Psychology - history
Brazil
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Summary:The aim of this work is to present the singularity of the concept of anthropophagy in Brazilian culture. This article examines its use in the Modernist Movement of the 1920s and explores the possibilities it creates for thinking about Brazilian culture in nonidentitarian terms. We then use the concept of anthropophagy in a broader, practical sense to understand psychology as a kind of anthropophagical knowledge. We do so because in many ways the discipline of psychology is similar to Brazilian culture in its plurality and complexity.
ISSN:1939-0610
DOI:10.1037/a0039601