Los procesos de transculturación desde la identidad de Nuestra América y la Europa mediterránea

Abstract

Today, the processes of transculturation, from a historical and sociological, diachronic point of view, could be viewed as a result of civilizing evolution, as a bridge or nexus between cultures, as a form of cooperation between cultures, as the integration of diverse cultures, and as processes whose consequence is the creation of a culture with a new, inclusive identity. Our America and our Mediterranean Europe evince contradictions when they present their cultural profile and the degree of development of their transcultural processes. Both show differences regarding the way they present their willingness to integrate and facilitate these processes. Today, this tendency is greater in the case of Europe, which has less of a necessity to protect itself culturally. However, the attitude of xenophilia, openness and positive acceptance of “the other” toward foreigners appears to be similar in both regions.