Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 September 2013
…Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the Garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the Garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life
Genesis 3, 23–4Desde que el sujeto reclama su lugar en el mundo, su temor más grande siempre ha sido perderlo. El pavor a la pérdida, al desorden, ha causado que a través del tiempo se fueran creando fronteras simbólicas para enmarcar el espacio territorial. El exilio siempre ha formado parte de la construcción de estas fronteras, como el mayor castigo posible; como el Otro de la pertenencia. Edward Said, en uno de sus tantos ensayos sobre la experiencia del exilio, nos recuerda que: “Exile originates in the age-old practice of banishment. Once banished, the exile lives an anomalous and miserable life, with the stigma of being an outsider” (1994, p. 137). Según la Real Academia Española, la palabra “exilio” funciona como sinónimo de la palabra “expatriación” o “destierro” y “generalmente por motivos políticos. Efecto de estar exiliada una persona, lugar donde vive el exiliado” (2005, “Exilio”, Ref. 4). El concepto de exilio es concebible, entonces, si existe una idea del territorio al que se pertenece, una identidad que reclame ese espacio propio.
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