Valcamonica
Gaì: la lingua perduta dei pastori
By: VALENTINA BOTTANELLI – The present paper endeavour to explore the sociolinguistic charateristics of gaì, a local jargon spoken by some pastoral communities on Italian Alps, untill mid/late XX century. The article first tackles the classification of gaì as a class language, and identifies its affinity with other local and foreign jargons. After a brief…
L’arte rupestre camuna tra Cervi, Caccia Selvaggia, Aquane e Nani minatori
anguane, anima, animism, animismo, arte rupestre, ash, Camuni, Cernunnos, cervo, cielo di pietra, copper, corvi, crows, deer, dwarfs, ferro, frassino, geese, iron, mines, miniere, nani, ninfe, nymphs, oche, petroglifi, rame, rock art, sciamanesimo, serpenti, Shamanism, sky of stone, snakes, soul, Valcamonica, ZeusBy: SANDRA BUSATTA – In this paper I’ trying to show that there is a relationship between rock art, a site where rock art is placed and the wider landscape, articulated according to the Camunian “mindscape” in Valcamonica, Italy. In particular, I believe rock art may be regarded, making Lødøen’s felicitous phrase my own, as…