The rite of Shinto-Buddhist purification, in two short stories of Últimos fuegos of Alejandra Costamagna

Authors

  • Cho, Yeonhee Universidad Nacional de Seúl

Keywords:

Epidemic., Purification., Shinto-Buddhism, Chilean Literature.

Abstract

This article offers a Shinto-Buddhist interpretation of two short stories of Alejandra Costamagna. Through the analysis of “La epidemia de Traiguén” and “El último incendio” of Últimos fuegos, one can read the common points and different points as two distinct processes of the epidemic mentioned in the first short story of the series. It is possible to interpret the stories based on the sole Japanese word included in the book, which reminds of the rite of Shinto-Buddhist purification, and on the narrative space, Japan. While in “La epidemia de Traiguén”, the mentioned epidemic created by the unstable situations provokes the death of the heroine, the epidemic moved to the second short story “El último incendio” as infection becomes purified by means of the fire, which is one of the ways of purification in the Shinto-Buddhist rites.

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Published

2018-12-19

How to Cite

Yeonhee, C. (2018). The rite of Shinto-Buddhist purification, in two short stories of Últimos fuegos of Alejandra Costamagna. Sincronía, 23(75), 233–244. Retrieved from https://revistasincronia.cucsh.udg.mx/index.php/sincronia/article/view/573

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 75 (2019): January-June

Section

LETRAS

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