The Two Madonnas: The Politics of Festival in a Sardinian Community - Softcover

Sabina Magliocco

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1577663721 ISBN 13: 9781577663720

Publisher: Waveland Pr Inc, 2005

Synopsis

Now updated, this former Chicago Folklore Prize winner is a major contribution to our understanding of the roles that festivals play in European village life. Portrayed by early travel writers as ancient pagan survivals, festivals in Sardinia have long fascinated both native islanders and outsiders. But at the dawn of the twenty-first century, this Mediterranean island has become part of a global economy, and its festivals attract tourists from around the world. This detailed ethnography explores the effects of globalization on two Sardinian festivals over the course of the twentieth century, reflecting the double pull of tradition and modernity on the popular imagination and their sometimes devastating effects on local cultures. It vividly and insightfully describes the continuing struggles of community members to shape and control these important expressions of local identity, as they strive to create a space for themselves in the margins of Europe.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

An engaging journey through methodology, ritual, and social change for Sardinia. The contrast for the readers to important elements of anthropology. Uzi Baram, New College of Florida

About the Author:

Sabina Magliocco is Associate Professor of Anthropology at California State University, Northridge. She has studied ritual, festival, religion, and folk narrative in both Italy and the United States, and is the author of Neo-Pagan Sacred Art and Altars: Making Things Whole (University Press of Mississippi, 2001), Witching Culture: Folklore and Neo-Paganism in America (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2004), and numerous articles.

About this edition

• Publisher: Waveland Pr Inc
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1577663721
• ISBN 13: 9781577663720
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 176