ABSTRACT
The concept of Quilombism developed by Abdias Nascimento is frequently used by social movements. This work intends to analyze how this concept is constructed, having as a hypothesis that it is based on the concept of mythopoeia, developed in Wole Soyinka’s metaphysics of the Yoruba artist.
KEYWORDS:
mythopoeia; methaphysics; Quilombism; Abdias Nascimento; Wole Soyinka