From aliens to jurualogy: reflections of a potential Guarani-Mbya shaman

Abstract Considering the reflections of a young Guarani who has, as probable destiny, to become a shaman (karai), the bet of this text is ethnographic. Driven from him, a friend that I have been able to follow for about nine years, we are led to diverse speculations about the universe and its inhabitants. Combining a mythopoiesis disposition through philosophical exegeses, and willing to bodily understand whites with his jurualogy, Vera’i has increasingly revealed his propensity for Mbya shamanism, mainly motivated by his family members since his childhood, but corroborated when some came to seek him for healing and treatment for their illnesses.

摘要 本文以一位大概率将成长为萨满（karai）的年轻瓜拉尼（Guarani）人的反思为切入点，其核心研究旨趣为民族志探究。以这位我已追踪近九年的友人为视角依托，我们得以展开对宇宙及其住民的多元思索。本文结合哲学阐释视域下的神话建构取向，并借助维拉伊（Vera’i）的jurualogy以具身化路径理解白人族群：维拉伊自幼便受家庭成员的影响，逐渐展现出对姆比亚（Mbya）萨满传统的热忱，而这一倾向亦因不少人前来向他求医治病而得到印证。