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IMC 2021: Sessions

Session 1521: Natural Disasters and Supernatural Aids: Medieval and Post-Medieval Processions to Northern Adriatic Shrines

Thursday 8 July 2021, 09.00-10.30

Sponsor:Croatian Science Foundation
Organisers:Barbara Španjol Pandelo, Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences University of Rijeka
Barbara Španjol-Pandelo, Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences, University of Rijeka
Moderator/Chair:Saša Potočnjak, Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences University of Rijeka
Paper 1521-aA Medieval Work of Art as a Mediator for Climate Change
(Language: English)
Barbara Španjol-Pandelo, Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences, University of Rijeka
Barbara Španjol Pandelo, Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences University of Rijeka
Index terms: Art History - General, Art History - Sculpture, Hagiography, Religious Life
Paper 1521-bThe Sea, the Soil, and the Ritual: Pilgrimage to Island Shrines in the Adriatic
(Language: English)
Matko Matija Marušić, Institute of Art History, Zagreb / University of Zagreb
Index terms: Art History - General, Art History - Sculpture, Mentalities, Religious Life
Paper 1521-cBlessing of the Sea: Restoration of an Ancient Custom in the Adriatic
(Language: English)
Kosana Jovanović, Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences, University of Rijeka
Index terms: Art History - General, Local History, Mentalities, Religious Life
Abstract

This session explores various aspects of religious life and its impact on the Northern Adriatic in the medieval times and beyond. In accordance with the specific strand, the proposed papers will each analyse a particular topic, such as: the practices of pilgrimage to the devotional sites located in the proximity to urban centers of the Adriatic littoral, practices such as walking barefoot, penitentiary silence and rowing small boats; the impact of medieval miraculous art representations on the ceremonies that took place as intercessions for climate changes; a ritual taking place in various parts of the Adriatic littoral, in accord with a very ancient custom prevailing for centuries in the coastal communities and providing divine protection for their main source of income.