El discurso moralista en los cuentos populares de Chiquintad

Abstract

The present work studies the presence of the moralistic discourse in the folk tales of Chiquintad. It begins with the recognition that the transmission of moral values, from generation to generation, is developed through several mechanisms, among which are popular narratives and values prescribed by religion; All with the purpose of regulating the actions of the population within a certain society. The descriptive and interpretative analysis of the stories collected in this community has allowed identifying the strong symbolic load that the moralistic elements present both in the themes and in the narrative structure of these stories. Finally, we can also notice the presence of pre-Hispanic symbolic elements that dialogue with the elements coming from the Judeo-Christian religion, in a clear cultural syncretism.