Basilicata
La parola come azione. Il malocchio in una comunità del sud
By: MARIANO MARCOGIUSEPPE – The body, health and illness are part of a system of representations and symbolic practices in very close contact with the social sphere. For this reason, It is reported a study of the evil-eye figured out as a phenomenon of the body. It is useful to investigate relations and processes of…
Il matrimonio lucano e il suo universo culturale: lo specchio di una società che cambia (seconda parte)
By: MICHELA FORGIONE – This is the second part of the survey, commissioned by the province of Potenza (Basilicata) for the “Basilicata Factory” Project, analizes the exchange of knowledge between generations through the transfer of cultural heritage in the post WW2 war Lucan wedding. The fieldwork produced a documentary account about the various steps of…
Il matrimonio lucano e il suo universo culturale: lo specchio di una società che cambia
By: MICHELA FORGIONE – This survey, commissioned by the province of Potenza (Basilicata) for the “Basilicata Factory” Project, analizes the exchange of knowledge between generations through the transfer of cultural heritage in the post WW2 war Lucan wedding. The fieldwork produced a documentary account about the various steps of it. The rituals’ analysis prompted a…