20/05/2024 12:15 - 16:30

HALL: STERI - CHIESA DI S. ANTONIO ABATE

Proponent: Papasidero M.

Chair: Fenelli L., Papasidero M., Ruozzi F.

Speaker: Di Cosmo A.P., Fenelli L., Krešić O., Legkikh V., Livanos N., Papasidero M., Ruozzi F., Spiga M., Vasiljevic M.

Hagiographic narratives containing the foundational legends of sanctuaries serve as a privileged observatory for historical-devotional dynamics and cultural history. The accounts of miraculous events - such as the weeping of an image, the apparition of the Virgin, etc. - are often followed by a list of healing miracles. These traditions, documented in 'official' hagiographic records, collected by local erudite people, or portrayed in pictorial cycles, result from the accumulation of historical information, hagiographic topoi, and folkloric practices. While historiography has extensively studied medieval foundation legends, those from the early modern period, often tied to the Marian cult, still necessitate substantial research.
This panel - part of the activities of the PNRR project ITSERR (Italian Strengthening of the ESFRI RI RESILIENCE) - aims to start a reflection on the legends of sanctuaries composed - and whose narration is staged - during the early modern period (1450-1750). Among the areas in which we are most interested are: the analysis from a comparative perspective; historical-medical and devotional dynamics; legends as a source for the history of the landscape, animals, and natural elements; magical-folkloric practices and beliefs.
Proposals may encompass the examination of legends in the form of hagiographic texts and/or images (such as cycles of paintings, etc.) within a perspective not only limited to Europe, but also open to Asia and Latin America.



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