Abstract

MARTOS NUNEZ, Eloy  and  MARTOS GARCIA, Alberto Eloy. Narrativas y mitologías del paisaje. Intersecciones antropol. [online]. 2015, vol.16, n.1, pp.85-99. ISSN 1850-373X.

This article explores the concept of mythical landscape as intersection between imaginaries, the natural environment, and history; that is, as a cultural construct linked to the dominant imaginaries in each community that evolves sui generis. In order to review the symbolic, narrative and geo-historical/heritage status of “sacred places or spaces” in different traditions and cultural contexts, mechanisms of fictionalization and discursive structures of such spaces are discussed, in particular through narratologic pattern analysis and discourse analysis, as well as relevant categories of analysis provided by other disciplines and approaches. Symbolic analysis of specific cases is provided, in particular of treasure troves, wells, fountains, caves and other spaces that imply an initiatory itinerary and a spirit who inhabits it (genius loci) and which acts as a Psychopomp. There are examples of mythical landscape stories of treasure and caves. Common membership is narrativized through etiological myths and stories full of metonymic-metaphoric representations. The fairy (metaphor) is the genius of the place, while the treasure (metonymy) is the iconic sign that represents this link. According to this interpretation, the treasure troves are emphatic or extraordinary metonyms, and the enchanted is linked to imaginary chronotopes.

Keywords : Mythical landscape; Ecofictions; Fictionalization; Tourism; Cultural heritage; Discursive structures.

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