Intangible Cultural Heritage in Southern Portugal's Sacred Celebrations

Echoes of Tradition

Paulo M. Barroso (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

213 Seiten

2025 | Unabridged edition
Cambridge Scholars Publishing (Verlag)
9781036450113 (ISBN)

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This book explores the field of Marian feasts in Portugal's Algarve region, where Catholic heritage intertwines with local culture. This book delves into the 72 traditional feasts dedicated to Our Lady, each celebration a profound expression of the Algarve's unique blend of faith, community, and devotion. Following sociological insights, it examines how these feasts–integral to the intangible cultural heritage of the region–preserve social practices and religious rites, fostering a sense of identity and continuity. Drawing on the sociology of religion, philosophy, and anthropology, the book takes readers on a journey through sacred processions, pilgrimages, and rituals that unite the coastal and rural Algarve. Complete with a detailed guide, this visually captivating work, illustrated by the author's own photographs, provides a comprehensive look at the devotion and cultural legacy that still echo in Southern Portugal's sacred celebrations.

Paulo M. Barroso is an integrated researcher at the NOVA Institute of Communication, NOVA University of Lisbon, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities (Portugal), and an Assistant Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Viseu (Portugal), College of Education, Department of Communication and Art. He teaches courses in Strategic Communication, Sociology, Semiotics, Theories of Communication, and Ethics and Deontology. He holds a BA and MA in Communication Sciences, a BA and MA in Philosophy, and earned his PhD in Philosophy (2002-2007) from the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain. He completed postdoctoral research in Communication Sciences (2007-2013) at the University of Minho, Portugal.

Erscheinungsdatum	06.08.2025
Verlagsort	Newcastle upon Tyne
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 212 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie ► Volkskunde
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-13	9781036450113 / 9781036450113
Zustand	Neuware