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Jaguar / Ι​α​γ​ο​υ​ά​ρ​ο​ς

by Thomas Meleteas

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A crucial part of the shamanistic traditions found in mesoamerican folklore is the concept of nagualism, i.e. the belief that a certain human being, called nagual, has the power to shapeshift into an animal form. “Jaguar” is a part of a composition cycle inspired by this concept, describing in an abstract yet frugal way the transformation into jaguar, the sacred animal of the Aztecs, traditionally said to evoke virtue and strength.

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Στη μεσοαμερικάνικη λαογραφία απαντάται η -στενά συνδεδεμένη με σαμανιστικές πρακτικές- πεποίηθηση του ναγουαλισμού (nagualism), σύμφωνα με την οποία ορισμένοι άνθρωποι διαθέτουν την ικανότητα να μεταμορφωθούν κατά βούληση σε ζώο. Ο “Ιαγουάρος”, μέρος ενός κύκλου συνθέσεων εμπνευσμένου από την παραπάνω έννοια, αποπειράται να περιγράψει με αφηρημένο και λιτό τρόπο την μεταμόρφωση ανθρώπου σε ιαγουάρο, ένα απο τα ιερά ζώα των αζτέκων, παραδοσιακά συνδεδεμένο με την αρετή και τη δύναμη.

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released October 7, 2019

Composed and performed on Oud by Thomas Meleteas

Recorded by Thanos Bikos at Illusions Studio, Athens, September 2019.

Artwork by Marily Papanastasatoy

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Σύνθεση, ούτι: Θωμάς Μελετέας

Ηχογράφηση: Θάνος Μπίκος, Illusions Studio, Αθήνα, Σεπτέμβριος 2019.

'Εργο Εξώφυλλου: Μαρίλη Παπαναστασάτου

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