Multiply to excess?
Pankararu ritual dynamics, Pernambuco and São Paulo
Abstract: The objective of this speech is to analyze the ritual expansion, the increase not only of occurrences but also of forms. It is based on research carried out with the Pankararu Indians, both in the village of Brejo dos Padres (PE) and in the city of São Paulo. This increase is expressed in two distinct and complementary ways, which feed each other: on the one hand, a gradual and continuous increase began several decades ago; on the other hand, the month of January is the scene of an ephemeral ritual bubble in the village, in which many rituals sometimes take place at the same time. We will see how the Pankararu deal with this phenomenon, especially when thematizing excess, and what its consequences may be.