tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36370265.post3313131294455909950..comments2019-05-14T13:01:15.926-07:00Comments on Analects: Analect 2.482xAnthony Dubovskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03532115823269953129noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36370265.post-65624646722176292672009-04-27T11:56:00.000-07:002009-04-27T11:56:00.000-07:00The"Salamanca myth has to do with the underworld--...The"Salamanca myth has to do with the underworld--in this case, a cave open only to adepts, who are severely tested in its rites. Derives perhaps from Arab brujerÃa (witchcraft) in the caves around Salamanca, Spain--and may be related to the Faust legend. In any case, the name struck a chord with the country people of Santiago del Estero (and elsewhere in the Argentine northwest). The folkloric musicians associated the Salamanca--and its trials--as a (mythical?) source of their musical prowess. Don Atahaulpa clearly connects with this tradition in his final sentence...Anthony Dubovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03532115823269953129noreply@blogger.com