International Journal of Language & Linguistics

Axé Literature and Audiovisual
Gildeci de Oliveira Leite

Abstract
From the critical analysis of expressions such as myth, itan, oriki, quizila, among others, we seek to elucidate the concept of axé and -Axé Literature?, expanding it to other arts. To this end, the comparative method is also used, establishing dialogues with literary and audiovisual works, with a view to demonstrating the existence of the concept in works of the artistic languages. By proving the existence of axé literature and audiovisual, the importance of the mythology of orixás, inquices, voduns, caboclos and ancestors for cultural diversity is put into debate, and, therefore, also of literature, cinema and other axé arts. At the same time, the possibility of changes to the concept is admitted, considering the continuity of research.

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