CONSTRUCTION AND APPLICATION OF A METHODOLOGICAL MODEL BASED ON RICOEUR'S TRIPLE MIMESE

Abstract

This paper exposes the process of construction and application of a methodological model based on Ricoeur's triple mimesis (1994), composing the narrative processes of pre-figuration (mimesis I), configuration (mimesis II) and refiguration (mimesis III). The methodological design, with qualitative approach, was applied in a study about narratives about the social phenomenon of pilgrimage and its memories. The corpus encompasses journalistic narratives about the paths of Santiago de Compostela collected in reports published in Brazilian (Estado de São Paulo and Folha de São Paulo) and Portuguese (Público and Correio da Manhã) newspapers, and pilgrim narratives collected through the application of quiz. Transmission of collective memory, updating of group memories, as well as representations for memory associated with the phenomenon of pilgrimage are approaches of the investigation. The results reveal that the qualitative perspective of the research enabled interpretations of social realities. The conclusions indicate that the presented methodological model allows to investigate social phenomenon in narrative events.