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Carnival has been described as one of the foundational elements of
European culture, bearing an emblematic and iconic status as the
festive phenomenon par excellence. Its origins are partly obscure,
but its stratified and complex history, rich symbolic diversity,
and sundry social configurations make it an exceptional object of
cultural analysis. The product of more than 12 years of research,
this book is the first comparative historical anthropology of
popular European Carnival in the English language, with a focus on
its symbolic, religious, and political dimensions and
transformations throughout the centuries. It builds on a variety of
theories of social change and social structures, questioning
existing assumptions about what folklore is and how cultural gaps
and differences take shape and reproduce through ritual forms of
collective action. It also challenges recent interpretations about
the performative and political dimension of European festive
culture, especially in its carnivalesque declension. While
presenting and exploring the most important features and
characteristics of European pre-modern Carnival and discussing its
origins and developments, this thorough study offers fresh evidence
and up-to-date analyses about its transversal and long-lasting
significance in European societies.
Carnival has been described as one of the foundational elements of
European culture, bearing an emblematic and iconic status as the
festive phenomenon par excellence. Its origins are partly obscure,
but its stratified and complex history, rich symbolic diversity,
and sundry social configurations make it an exceptional object of
cultural analysis. The product of more than 12 years of research,
this book is the first comparative historical anthropology of
popular European Carnival in the English language, with a focus on
its symbolic, religious, and political dimensions and
transformations throughout the centuries. It builds on a variety of
theories of social change and social structures, questioning
existing assumptions about what folklore is and how cultural gaps
and differences take shape and reproduce through ritual forms of
collective action. It also challenges recent interpretations about
the performative and political dimension of European festive
culture, especially in its carnivalesque declension. While
presenting and exploring the most important features and
characteristics of European pre-modern Carnival and discussing its
origins and developments, this thorough study offers fresh evidence
and up-to-date analyses about its transversal and long-lasting
significance in European societies.
Grounded in ethnographic research, this edited collection examines
the intersections between grassroots culture, local identities, and
the politics of catalanisme and independentisme from the end of the
Francoist period to the present day. Through studies of various
cultural manifestations including festivals, human tower-building,
gastronomy, and bull-runs, chapters explore how civil mobilisation,
women's increasing participation in the public sphere, and issues
of gentrification and heritagisation have intertwined with identity
politics and nationalist trends. An important consideration is how
a popular culture centred on sociability responded to the lockdowns
and restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic. More generally, the book
reflects on the politicisation of culture and its role in
nation-building, problematising such concepts as 'inclusion',
'integration', 'authenticity', 'belonging', and 'identity'.
Contributors: Lluís Bellas, Camila del Mármol, Manuel Delgado,
Mireia Guil, Venetia Johannes, Sarai Martín López, Romina
Martínez Algueró, Dorothy Noyes, Xavier Roigé, Alessandro Testa,
Mariann Vaczi
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Edizioni Il Vento Antico; Alessandro Testa
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