Costa e Silva J A
Ann Med Psychol (Paris). 1982 May;140(5):493-507.
In this paper the author analyses the rites of Carnival, a sociocultural phenomenon that has aroused the interest of sociologists and anthropologists through out the world. He emphasizes the importance of Carnival as a psychic stabilizing mechanism, responsible for the reduction of psychiatric cases observed during this period. He studies the origins of Brazilian culture, the peculiarities the meeting of the African folklore and mysticism with the European folklore has created, and also the results of such interaction. In tracing the origins of Carnival rites, the author points out the significant role played by the dynamic and contagious rhythm of the music, that generates an unrestrained atmosphere in which enthusiastic singing and dancing act as elements of catharsis, liberation, compensation and social integration.
在本文中，作者分析了狂欢节的仪式，这是一种在全世界引起社会学家和人类学家兴趣的社会文化现象。他强调了狂欢节作为一种心理稳定机制的重要性，它有助于减少在此期间观察到的精神病例。作者研究了巴西文化的起源、非洲民俗与神秘主义与欧洲民俗相遇所产生的独特之处，以及这种互动的结果。在追溯狂欢节仪式的起源时，作者指出了音乐充满活力且具有感染力的节奏所起的重要作用，这种节奏营造出一种无拘无束的氛围，在其中热情的歌唱和舞蹈起到了宣泄、解放、补偿和社会融合的作用。
