The challenge of linking the two shores

Abstract

This article presents the tension between speech and writing that was imposed based on the authority granted by the possession of a sacred text, which resulted in the disruption of the historical processes of the invaded peoples. This led to writing processes in the dominant language being imposed on the native languages, with structures considered foreign. In this text, we present a brief overview of the various inscriptions and records that are used to transmit knowledge, skills, and the word itself, understood as a life force, which are articulated through oralitura and oralitography. Finally, we outline notes for a re-reading of the Bible that questions the prevailing colonial matrix that still sustains notions of domination over so-called indigenous peoples and the denial of their spiritualities.