Place, proselytism, and propaganda in the toponymy of Nina Rodrigues, Maranhão, Brazil

This paper discusses topophilia as an affective bond developed toward one’s place of origin, a relationship rich in psychological and emotional elements that can be susceptible to ideological manipulation and symbolic association, often resulting in propaganda. The study explores the specificities o...

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Autores principales: Karylleila dos Santos Andrade, Marcia Sipavicius Seide
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spelling I10-R330-article-515652025-12-31T22:16:36Z Place, proselytism, and propaganda in the toponymy of Nina Rodrigues, Maranhão, Brazil Karylleila dos Santos Andrade Marcia Sipavicius Seide onomastics topophilia Ideological Proselytism racism This paper discusses topophilia as an affective bond developed toward one’s place of origin, a relationship rich in psychological and emotional elements that can be susceptible to ideological manipulation and symbolic association, often resulting in propaganda. The study explores the specificities of the concepts of territory, space, and place to analyze how toponymy influences representations and the propagation of power, particularly when driven by political-ideological proselytism, within a causal-consecutive framework. The conclusions indicate that naming a place is not only an act of possession but also an act of propaganda, conveying the ideological or behavioral characteristics of the entity to which the name refers. Facultad de Lenguas 2025-12-31 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/ReDILLeT/article/view/51565 Revista Digital Internacional de Lexicología, Lexicografía y Terminología; Núm. 8 (2025) 2618-2882 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/ReDILLeT/article/view/51565/52086 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0
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topic onomastics
topophilia
Ideological Proselytism
racism
spellingShingle onomastics
topophilia
Ideological Proselytism
racism
Karylleila dos Santos Andrade
Marcia Sipavicius Seide
Place, proselytism, and propaganda in the toponymy of Nina Rodrigues, Maranhão, Brazil
topic_facet onomastics
topophilia
Ideological Proselytism
racism
author Karylleila dos Santos Andrade
Marcia Sipavicius Seide
author_facet Karylleila dos Santos Andrade
Marcia Sipavicius Seide
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title Place, proselytism, and propaganda in the toponymy of Nina Rodrigues, Maranhão, Brazil
title_short Place, proselytism, and propaganda in the toponymy of Nina Rodrigues, Maranhão, Brazil
title_full Place, proselytism, and propaganda in the toponymy of Nina Rodrigues, Maranhão, Brazil
title_fullStr Place, proselytism, and propaganda in the toponymy of Nina Rodrigues, Maranhão, Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Place, proselytism, and propaganda in the toponymy of Nina Rodrigues, Maranhão, Brazil
title_sort place, proselytism, and propaganda in the toponymy of nina rodrigues, maranhão, brazil
description This paper discusses topophilia as an affective bond developed toward one’s place of origin, a relationship rich in psychological and emotional elements that can be susceptible to ideological manipulation and symbolic association, often resulting in propaganda. The study explores the specificities of the concepts of territory, space, and place to analyze how toponymy influences representations and the propagation of power, particularly when driven by political-ideological proselytism, within a causal-consecutive framework. The conclusions indicate that naming a place is not only an act of possession but also an act of propaganda, conveying the ideological or behavioral characteristics of the entity to which the name refers.
publisher Facultad de Lenguas
publishDate 2025
url https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/ReDILLeT/article/view/51565
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