DISCUSIÓN SOBRE LA PRESENCIA DE LA BRUJERÍA EUROPEA Y DEL CHAMANISMO MAPUCHE EN UN RELATO DE MARTA BRUNET

espanolResumen: La bruja durante siglos fue cruelmente perseguida en Europa. Mujeres de todas las edades estuvieron acusadas de practicar las artes hechicenles, incluso por sus mas cercanos. Torturarlas, colgarlas y quemarlas eran solo algunos de los castigos que las amenazaban. En nuestra discusion mostraremos como la imagen de la bruja europea contamina las caracteristicas de la machi en un relato de Brunet, igualandola a la mujer que hace pactos con el demonio, sin considerar la radical diferencia. Mostraremos, ademas, con que tipo de practicas chamanicas se identifica realmente la machi del relato, ademas de indagar en las tensiones de genero que lo recorren. EnglishAbstract: The witch was for centuries strongly chased in Europe. Women of all the ages were accused of practicing witchcraft, even for some of their closest. They were tortured, hung and burnt, and those were only some of the punishments that were threatening them. In our comment we will show how the image of the European witch contaminates the characteristics of the Machi, based on a short story by Brunet, emulating to the woman who does pact with the demon, without considering the radical difference. In addition, we will show, with which type of shamanic practices the machi identifies herself, besides indagate in the tensions of genre that through it.