Memória e patrimônio imaterial: as narrativas orais do Rio do Engenho (Ilhéus-Bahia)

Abstract

Abstract: This study aims to analyze the oral narratives of Rio do Engenho (Ilhéus/Bahia), which are produced in the community daily. This is a study developed an interdisciplinary space of Comparative Literature which are established conceptual convergences of Literary Theory and Criticism, New History and Cultural Studies. Part is a literature review, relating questions about memory, identity and heritage. Through field research, they were made the collection of reports by the method of oral history. Research has shown that oral narratives can be understood as a synthesis of social and cultural processes, a past shared by the community; They can be considered as a representation of everyday practices and collective experiences. Keywords: memory. Patrimony. Narratives Oral.