Search results for "Sacred"

Shrines in Central Italy conserve plant diversity and large trees

2015

Sacred natural sites (SNS) are instances of biocultural landscapes protected for spiritual motives. These sites frequently host important biological values in areas of Asia and Africa, where traditional resource management is still upheld by local communities. In contrast, the biodiversity value of SNS has hardly been quantitatively tested in Western contexts, where customs and traditions have relatively lost importance due to modernization and secularization. To assess whether SNS in Western contexts retain value for biodiversity, we studied plant species composition at 30 SNS in Central Italy and compared them with a paired set of similar but not sacred reference sites. We demonstrate tha…

Are sacred caves still safe havens for the endemic bats of Madagascar?

2018

AbstractDespite conservation discourses in Madagascar increasingly emphasizing the role of customary institutions for wildlife management, we know relatively little about their effectiveness. Here, we used semi-structured interviews with 54 adults in eight villages to investigate whether sacred caves and taboos offer conservation benefits for cave-dwelling bats in and around Tsimanampetsotsa National Park, south-west Madagascar. Although some caves were described as sites of spiritual significance for the local communities, most interviewees (c. 76%) did not recognize their present-day sacred status. Similarly, only 22% of the interviewees recognized taboos inhibiting bat hunting and consum…

Liturģijas jeb Slavas dziesmas un lūgšanas, piesaukšanas un aizlūgšanas

1847

Riscoprire le vecchie scoperte: il sacello presso l’Olympieion di Agrigento

2016

I risultati delle nuove indagini stratigrafiche nel sacello posto a SE del tempio di Zeus Olympios ad Agrigento, condotte da un'equipe dell'Università di Palermo diretta dalla autrici e coinvolgente anche numerosi studenti di Archeologia dell'Ateneo, insieme con lo studio integrato della documentazione d'archivio e dei vecchi scavi, consentono una ricostruzione della storia, della fisionomia e delle pratiche religiose di un edificio rimasto finora di ardua interpretazione, specie in rapporto al monumentale vicino. In particolare, viene confermata la costruzione del sacello verso la metà del VI secolo, ma si definisce una fase di rimodellamento, risalente ai primi decenni del V secolo, finor…

Voce “Il Verso, Antonio”

2018

Advances in Utopian Studies and Sacred Architecture : a culmination of selected research papers from the International Conference on Utopian and Sacr…

2021

This book, on Advances in Utopian Studies and Sacred Architecture, contains selected research from the International Conference on Utopian and Sacred Architecture Studies which was held in association with the university of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli” of Italy. Research from the conference has undergone a rigorous review process thanks to the book editors and scientific committee of reviewers. The book explores the interdisciplinary field of utopian studies and specifically the relationship between architecture and utopia as one that is long- standing and pervasive. It namely draws upon the transition and even intersections between contemporary and historical geographies of sacred architect…

The Affective Turn and Sacred Femininity in African American Women's Literature

2017

Després del llarg viatge a través de l’Atlàntic a bord dels vaixells esclavistes, els africans van veure’s obligats a enfrontar-se a la seua completa alienació física, social i també espiritual en les terres de l’anomenat ‘Nou Món’. La seua anterior concepció de l’univers com a un lloc on poden exisitir-hi un ventall il·limitat de déus es va veure estroncat per la imposició social d’un univers on l’esclau va perdre tant el seu sentit d’espai com de temps. Així doncs, la evolució històrica del poble afroamericà s’esmerça en conrear una concepció sagrada del seu entorn des del mateix moment en que arriben a terres americanes. Aquesta obligada gestació espiritual els commina a acollir i, alhor…

Indagine, analisi e catalogazione del patrimonio pittorico delle raccolte ecclesiastiche del Val di Noto UNESCO. Proposta per un sistema museale

2020

Gli argenti delle confraternite di Bisacquino

2011

Le confraternite di Bisacquino nel XVIII secolo dotarono le chiese o cappelle in cui aveva sede il loro sodalizio di pregevoli suppellettili ed arredi sacri in argento, eseguiti da abili artisti palermitani, di cui si propongono i più significativi esempi The confraternities of Bisacquino in the eighteenth century equipped the churches or chapels where their association was based with valuable silver furnishings and sacred ornaments, made by skilled artists from Palermo, of which the most significant examples are proposed here.

The benedictine church and monastery of Santa Maria Maddalena of Corleone. Works of art and documents

2019

Il lavoro esamina le diverse fasi di costruzione della chiesa e del complesso monastico di santa Maria Maddalena di Corleone, importante centro dell’entroterra siciliano, soffermandosi in particolare all’età moderna. Le inedite fonti archivistiche indagate oltre ad individuare le maestranze impegnate nei lavori fanno emergere importanti artisti. Successivamente si passa all’individuazione delle opere d’arte sacra ancora esistenti mai indagate scientificamente e raccolte insieme per la prima volta. This work examines the different phases of construction of the church and the monastic complex of Santa Maria Maddalena of Corleone, an important centre in the Sicilian hinterland, focusing in par…