Search results for "Carnival"
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Il destino nelle parole. Questue, mascheramenti e formule augurali
2016
Le pratiche di questua sono azioni rituali che caratterizzano diversi periodi festivi di tutta l’area euro-mediterranea. Si tratta di richieste di dazione e prelievi di beni (generalmente alimenti) eseguite, secondo diverse modalità e entro precisi segmenti spazio-temporali, da soggetti tradizionalmente demandati a rivestire il ruolo di postulanti (comitati, confratrie, compagnie di adulti, giovani, bambini/e; spesso ma non sempre connotati da speciali costumi e/o maschere e da altri simboli materiali nonché da specifici e peculiari comportamenti). L’auspicata e prefigurata (nelle formule di questua) dazione degli offerenti presuppone un dono da parte dei questuanti che assume spesso, ma no…
El travestismo dionisíaco.
2015
Uno de los elementos más llamativos de las obras dramáticas de tema dionisíaco es quizá el tema de la vestimenta, como elemento de cambio de roles, y el cambio de naturaleza, lo que aporta la base para el menadismo y la androginia de Dioniso. En el presente trabajo, se pretende realizar una visión al respecto de este fenómeno, el del travestismo, partiendo de las obras clásicas completas de tema dionisíaco, Bacantes de Eurípides y Ranas de Aristófanes; y su pervivencia en épocas posteriores, con especial atención a la época bizantina y posterior. Así mismo, se observa la influencia de este fenómeno y cómo queda reflejado en varios autores que hacen referencia al intercambio de vestimenta en…
Multilingual dynamics in Sámiland: Rhizomatic discourses on changing language
2013
Multilingualism in indigenous language communities brings forth tensions and creativity related to language change. In this article, taking dynamic multilingual indigenous Sámi language practices as a focus of ethnographic and discourse analytical research, I examine rhizomatic discourses on changing language in multilingual Sámi spaces. Based on longitudinal research on multilingualism in Sámiland, I will argue that the interlinked discourses of endangerment, commodification and carnivalisation simultaneously circulate across Sámi spaces, and structure language practices and experiences. Furthermore, multilingual dynamics can lead to both contestation and creativity in language practices,…
Tradizioni carnevalesche a Mezzojuso: dal Mastro di Campo al rogo del Nannu
2023
Il Mastro di Campo di Mezzojuso è una performance carnevalesca tradizionale che presenta un articolato simbolismo rituale riconducibile al pattern delle cerimonie di capodanno. In particolare si osservano il tema della ierogamia e della lotta rituale come elementi di promozione della fecondità. Ambedue i simboli rituali, la rappresentazione di una danza o di uno scontro armato, con l'eventuale coinvolgimento degli astanti e la celebrazione di un matrimonio, correlati o disgiunti, sono, come è noto, costitutivi ab antico delle cerimonie di capodanno, segnatamente di quelle primaverili. Altri rituali carnevaleschi europei hanno una simile articolazione. Il saggio presenta una serie di esempi …
Riti musicali del cordoglio in Sicilia
2014
Questo testo illustra svariate pratiche vocali e strumentali (canti, lamenti, richiami, suoni di campane, ritmi dei tamburi, musiche bandistiche) associate ai riti per la celebrazione e commemorazione dei defunti, caratterizzati in Sicilia da un evidente sincretismo tra le norme dettate dalla Chiesa e gli usi popolari. I “suoni del cordoglio” sono stati analizzati sia sotto il profilo musicale sia in ordine alle funzioni sociosimboliche, ponendo in evidenza le dinamiche di persistenza e mutamento fra un recente passato e quanto è ancora oggi osservabile. L’indagine è inoltre estesa alle celebrazioni in cui si inscenano “funerali fittizi”, come quelli del Cristo nelle processioni pasquali e …
Musical Mourning Rituals in Sicily
2017
This article surveys various vocal and instrumental performances (chants, laments, calls, sounds of church bells and drums, band music) connected to the ritual celebration and commemoration of the dead that are still characterized in Sicily by a manifest syncretism between Christian Church rules and folk customs and beliefs. These “sounds of mourning” are examined in terms of both their musical aspects and their social and symbolic functions, with special attention given to the changing dynamics between the present day and the recent past. The focus also extends to include celebrations in which “fictitious funerals” are performed, such as those for Christ during the Easter procession and fo…
Carnaval y música: una breve semblanza de la Tuna Compostelana de 1888
2021
At the end of the 19th century, Spanish carnivals have been marked by the participation of the different tunas or also known as, estudiantinas. These groups achieved significant relevance in Galicia, especially in the city of Compostela, which, year after year, encouraged and supported the formation of groups of this nature to liven up the carnivals in the different Spanish cities. Although, different from its predecessors, the Santiago Tuna of 1888 ventured and made its mark in history, thanks to its intrepidity in having been the first Galician group that crossed the borders and enlivened the carnivals in the cities of the neighboring country, Portugal. This research, approached from a hi…
Venice taverns
2018
Bacari are the tavern-asylum for workers working the hardest and most humble jobs of the lagoon. The traditional bacari are slowly disappearing: it’s true because their clients are also disappearing. Fortunately, this phenomenon is steadily reconverting: nowadays in Venice, one after the other, a number of new bacari are opening at speed of light, tailored on the new generation of clients. Young and curious guys, interested in discovering the most ancient traditions bound to the anthropologic and economic context of Venice are craving to experience the atmosphere and taste recipies of the old tradition of an authentic Venice, far away from mystifications of vulgar commercialization that is …
Ekspansja ludyczności w kulturze współczesnej
2020
The process of the carnivalization of urban space is aided by contemporary media, which, in popularizing myriad events, amplifies community activities ranging from festivals to mass public shows connected with historical events. Contemporary fascination with such phenomena finds its sources in ritualized models of para- theatrical activity rooted in the traditions of peasant culture, as well as in forms of mass folk protest. As a result, we can observe the rapidly-developing ability of city-dwellers to occupy public space while creating emotional communities that extend into virtual, and other, realms, with the aim of realizing political goals.
Oblicza karnawału w krajach Maghrebu. Zarys problemu
2018
W artykule została podjęta próba ukazania specyfiki widowisk kulturowych w Maghrebie. Prezentacja problemu została skupiona na karnawałach klasycznych/tradycyjnych i współczesnych/zinstytucjonalizowanych. Karnawały klasyczne wyróżnia hierarchiczność, rywalizacja, a także tworzenie wspólnotowości. Wpisują się one również w działania mające na celu manifestowanie tradycji, identyfikacji i przynależności. Natomiast widowisk współczesne/zinstytucjonalizowane powiązane są z przestrzenią miasta lub ośrodkiem turystycznym; odsłaniają biznesowy i komercyjny charakter. Ich powszechność i popularność można tłumaczyć przekraczaniem granic lokalnych, państwowych, jak w przypadku karnawału berberskiego,…