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Les investigations archéologiques menées à Kerkouane, dans le cadre d’une collaboration scientifique entre l’Institut National du Patrimoine (Tunisie) et l’Université de Sassari (Italie), ont apporté de nouvelles perspectives à l’histoire de cette cité punique du Cap Bon. Dans cet exposé préliminaire, nous présentons les premiers résultats obtenus lors des recherches effectuées entre 2022 et 2023, et définissons quelques axes d’étude visant à replacer cette nouvelle documentation archéologique dans un contexte élargi, celui du Cap Bon entre les périodes archaïque et hellénistique (VIIe/VIe-IIIe siècles av. J.-C.). Nous tenons compte de l’influence orientale introduite et diffusée en Afrique par Carthage, ainsi que de l’élément autochtone libyque, qui prédomine et reste très actif. Ces nouvelles données, combinées aux découvertes antérieures, inciteront à des investigations archéologiques plus approfondies pour une meilleure compréhension de la ville de Kerkouane.

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Las cavidades han sido lugares utilizados reiteradamente a lo largo de la historia y con distintas funcionalidades tal y como evidencia la tipología de los restos arqueológicos hallados. Así, la presencia de materiales arqueológicos en cuevas y abrigos desde la protohistoria hasta la actualidad está documentada en un buen número de yacimientos, pero pocos han sido objeto de estudio específico. La baja tasa de sedimentación y la escasez del registro pueden haber sido el principal factor de su poco interés, así como por el hecho que el estudio en cronologías históricas se ha centrado en la excavación de estructuras, ya sean poblados, ciudades, necrópolis, construcciones militares, entre otras. Las cavidades, como parte del territorio que las integran, deben tenerse en consideración en los estudios de reconstrucción histórica. En este caso, presentamos los niveles con materiales arqueológicos (cerámica, metales, industria ósea, monedas, carbones, vidrios y fauna) de cova del Gegant (Sitges, Barcelona) procedentes de tres momentos distintos: épocas ibérica, romana y ocupaciones modernas. A lo largo de la secuencia, la cueva ha tenido distintas funcionalidades, desde cobijo y espacio utilitario en época moderna y altoimperial a un posible uso relacionado con la ritualidad en época ibérica. De este momento destacan los objetos metálicos de carácter singular, especialmente de bronce, relacionados con ornamentos personales y posiblemente relacionados con rituales en un momento en que la cueva podría haber sido utilizada como cueva-santuario. Esta diversidad de funciones y su uso reiterado a lo largo de los dos últimos milenios indican la importancia de las cuevas como parte del hinterland territorial que forman parte en cada uno de los momentos históricos.

El presente texto tiene por objetivo analizar la temprana construcción del Santuario de Nuestra Señora de Cocharcas, a partir del estudio sobre el espacio ocupado y de la participación de la población indígena local. La metodología que seguimos se sustenta en la utilización de las fuentes arqueológicas y documentales; siendo la última, la más empleada, tomando en cuenta la revisión de diferentes archivos en las ciudades de Lima y Sevilla, pero de manera especial es el Archivo Histórico del Santuario de Cocharcas que a través de su documentación de cofradía y fábrica nos evidencia las aspiraciones coloniales de las poblaciones indígenas locales, así como del clero regular y secular de los obispados de Cusco y Huamanga, los cuales estuvieron involucrados en la construcción del Santuario de Nuestra Señora de Cocharcas dentro de la coyuntura finisecular del siglo XVI. Finalmente, concluimos que la etapa inicial de la construcción del Santuario de Nuestra Señora de Cocharcas (1574-1623) ocupa un espacio sagrado de arraigo prehispánico, vinculado con la ascendencia chanca e incluso con los mitimaes implantados en la zona. Asimismo, evidencia las estrategias de asimilación de las poblaciones indígenas locales quienes, a través de la sacralización católica de sus huacas, la configuración de un indio santo y un decidido apoyo en la construcción de su Santuario les permitió insertarse en la geografía universal del cristianismo.

Malachi 2:17–3:5 contains one of the most interesting judgment scenes of the Old Testament and all Scripture. In this pericope, God approaches his people in the context of the sanctuary or temple to carry out a judicial process that would result in purification. This process reveals the centrality of the sanctuary in Malachi’s theology and, at the same time, highlights the eschatological character of the set presented. The analysis of the passage and its context shows, above all, the method used by God to distinguish between the righteous and the wicked–starting with those who maintain a covenant relationship with him–, in addition to indicating some parallels with the Yom Kippur ceremony and the relation of the judgment to the so-called “Day of YHWH”. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This dissertation is meant to offer a summary of the restoration work carried out in the last quarter of the 19th century at the Basilica of the Twelve Holy Apostles in Rome, as well as the related construction of the crypt under its presbytery, where the relics of the saints are located, namely, the Apostles Philip and James the Lesser, along with other relics of saints in the "well of the martyrs". The summary is based upon the available archival documentation dealing with the subject, found mainly in the general archives of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual, at the Friary of the Twelve Holy Apostles in Rome. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

El presente artículo tiene por objeto analizar el fenómeno de la peregrinación en el contexto de la Cataluña barroca (fundamentalmente siglos XVII y XVIII), a partir de tres grandes temas: el género literario de la “topografía mariana” como justificación y propaganda de los santuarios marianos; la barroquización de las imágenes veneradas; y, por último, las peregrinaciones locales y las realizaciones concretas en los santuarios dedicadas a la acogida de peregrinos. Se incluye, además, un epílogo dedicado a la sacralización del paisaje.

The Seventh-day Adventist doctrine of pre-advent investigative judgment has faced skepticism since the late 19th century, largely due to perceived conflicts with the Epistle to the Hebrews. This study endeavors to establish the doctrine's biblical foundation, predominantly found in the book of Daniel, while scrutinizing its compatibility with the New Testament. By analyzing texts in Daniel 7, 8, 9, and the explicit sequence in Revelation 14, this research provides compelling evidence for the concept of pre-advent judgment in the Bible. However, questions arise concerning the location of Jesus' post-ascension ministry in heaven, particularly in the context of "seated at the right hand of God". Despite potential conflicts suggested by this phrase, aspects such as intercessory ministry and High priest Christology appear to harmonize with the doctrine. While this article offers substantial support, a more detailed examination of their compatibility awaits part two of this study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Planteamos un estudio de las estructuras y materiales hallados en el santuario fenicio de La Algaida en Sanlúcar de Barrameda (Cádiz), antaño situado en una isla en la desembocadura del río Guadalquivir en lo que fue el Lago Ligustino. Proponemos que los dos sectores conocidos formarían parte de un mismo conjunto sacro, por lo que habría perdurado hasta la época alto imperial corroborando así lo expuesto por Estrabón.

Interest and reflection on the incidence of culture in the construction and reconfiguration of territories is currently growing. Within this field of analysis, religious manifestations and specifically pilgrimages and sacred places have played a central role in the anthropological investigation of the territorial phenomenon. This phenomenon has been the focus of my work in the last five years, a period in which I have conducted research with different socio-cultural groups in the state of Puebla, Mexico. The objective of this text is to ethnographically analyze a particular type of pilgrimage called the "bajadas" of the Virgin, as forms of symbolic appropriation that motivate the configuration and re-foundation of a devotional territory, around the Our Lady of Remedies Sanctuary, in the dual city of Cholula, Puebla, Mexico. This is a place whose historical, cultural, and religious significance has led to its designation as a sacred city. The bajadas are ritual marches on which the towns, neighborhoods and colonies of the Cholula region take the image of the venerated Virgin to their respective places of origin, to spread her power and protection. Methodologically, this research was based on ethnographic fieldwork. The text addresses the historical processes that gave rise to the re-sacralization of the sanctuary, the re-foundation of the territory resulting from the enthronement of the Virgin in a site of pre-Hispanic indigenous worship, and the courses of such pilgrimages as ritual practices that shape the territory. There is little research on pilgrimages and the Our Lady of Remedies Sanctuary in Cholula as devices that trace a historical and cultural territory, which is called devotional. This research is intended to provide elements of analysis for the ethnography of sanctuaries with a territorial approach in Latin America and particularly in Mexico. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Life and death dialogue with cultural, social, and environmental aspects. In this sense, the relationship between people and the sacred enclosure(s) will occur for infinite reasons. The place of study is the Sanctuary of Raimunda, located in the Chico Mendes Extractive Reserve in Acre, on the triple border of Brazil, Bolivia, and Peru, a place with great power of attraction, especially of devotees from Peru, from the department of Madre de Dios. The said Sanctuary of the soul of Bom Sucesso allows us to understand through the faith expressed by its devotees the relationship between life and death, symbols and personal experiences, giving life to cultural, social, environmental lives, and collective organization. The research is built by phenomenology, with field observations carried out between the periods of 2010 to 2015 and August 2022, as well as with observation of the threats of the loss of rights of the forest peoples and the maintenance of the forests themselves. The research aims to indirectly verify how the communities' relationship with the sacred enclosures occurs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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When investigating the concept of culture in the Holy Scriptures, the Genesis chapter 4 is fundamental. The passage, best known for the tragic account of the murder of Abel by his brother Cain, is set in the midst of the sacrificial rituals of both before moving immediately to the construction of the first city, along with some outstanding cultural inventions forged by the lineage. of Cain. The text of Genesis, in this way, seems to imply a close relationship between violence and culture from the origins of history. In this article, we want to investigate this controversial relationship by considering the literary structure of the chapter and, in particular, analyzing the text of Genesis 4,16, which offers a response to this tension, since it is situated literary and theologically in a strategic point of the story. This study analyzes some of these concepts in order to show more clearly the transition from cult to culture and some of its theological implications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The essay "Anthropomorphized warrior beings with horned helmets: Bronze Age Scandinavia, Sardinia, and Iberia in comparison" examines the occurrence and representation of horned helmets in the Bronze Age in Northern Europe, Sardinia, and the Iberian Peninsula. The study analyzes the materials, medium, and cultural contexts, and identifies similarities and differences. Three possible scenarios for the explanation of the horns are presented: local processes, multidirectional cultural flows, and strategic appropriation of goods and ideas. The study investigates the chronological positioning of horned helmets in Scandinavia, Sardinia, and Iberia. The results show that the representation of helmets with horns occurs in these regions between 1200 and 750 BC. It is noted that Sardinia and Iberia were closely connected from 1200/1100 BC, while Scandinavia was only included in the network from around 1000 BC. The study also reveals similarities and differences in the representations of warriors with horns in the three regions. [Extracted from the article]

The vision narrated in Ezekiel 9:1-11 is one of the most representative of the many that make up the book. It presents a judgment picture in which God commands the destruction of the wicked and the preservation of the penitents, with the sanctuary or temple of Jerusalem as its setting. This article analyzes this vision from its relationship with the themes of sanctuary and judgment, dominant in the passage in focus and throughout the Ezekianic work. It also explores the links of this symbolic narrative with the Day of Atonement ceremony (Yom Kippur), prescribed and detailed in Leviticus 16:1-34 and 23:26-32. Finally, it concludes that the image of the sanctuary/temple plays a central role in Ezekiel and in the vision of chapter 9, associated with a judgment of a typological and eschatological nature that foreshadows the Last Judgment. Furthermore, it identifies clarifying parallels with the Day of Atonement, which broaden the interpretative horizon of the pericope and enable an interesting dialogue with other passages of Scripture. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The text presents an overview of the eleven Catholic sanctuaries in the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre, capital of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Considering the definitions of the Canonical Code on the subject, it concludes that the grounds and reasons for sanctuarization are diverse, as well as the spatial configurations that each situation provides. The research methodology problematizes the ways in which information about Catholic references is found in a city like Porto Alegre, which has a different situation compared to sanctuary cities. The following cases are highlighted, based both on exploratory approaches and previous publications: sanctuaries related to the main religious festival in the city; sanctuaries derived from initiatives of the local Archdiocese; a sanctuary linked to a canonization process; sanctuaries whose dynamics are based on parish functions. The result is a kind of mosaic of some of the dimensions and potentialities of contemporary Catholicism, pointing out some of the trends that run through it. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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El santuario rural de Termo, en Etolia, fue el centro político del estado etolio y la confederación a él asociada; un hecho que marcó de manera determinante la estructura política y la configuración territorial etolia, así como el tipo de organización social que encontramos en la zona. En este escrito se analizarán los factores geográficos, económicos y simbólicos que llevaron a que Termo se convirtiera en una suerte de capital de los etolios, haciendo hincapié en su condición de lugar sagrado.

A longstanding criticism of the Sanctuary Movement in the United States has held that it is an immigrant rights movement without immigrant leaders and instead is merely a movement of white American activists. While there has historically been some merit to this criticism, this article covers a growing body of evidence which undercuts this argument and demonstrates how this criticism often obscures more than it reveals. This article revisits studies on the Sanctuary Movement of the 1980s as well as the New Sanctuary Movement since 2006, with special attention given to more recent activism since former president Donald Trump’s election. Latinx leadership comes in many forms and is best exemplified by activists and (ex-)sanctuary seekers in Chicago and Denver among other locations. Finally, this article considers how Trump’s draconian, zero-tolerance policy emboldened Latinx, especially Latina, sanctuary seekers and leaders to speak up, lead, and resist on an unprecedented scale. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Um dos principais antecedentes históricos e religiosos para a prática contemporânea do turismo religioso é a peregrinação. De fato, a prática milenar da peregrinação se destaca particularmente na tradição judaica. O presente artigo objetiva explorar os contornos teológicos da peregrinação no contexto da Bíblia hebraica, mais especificamente nos livros de Gênesis, Êxodo e Salmos. Para tanto, o estudo se vale de uma metodologia bibliográfica que leva em conta, para a sua reflexão, os conceitos de tempo, espaço e liminaridade. Nesse sentido, o artigo inicia com a identificação de padrões de peregrinação nas narrativas patriarcais de Gênesis. Em seguida, o estudo explora o paradigma da peregrinação na narrativa de Êxodo. Finalmente, o artigo discute as festas de peregrinação e o uso litúrgico de Salmos. As conclusões do presente estudo destacam a qualidade espiritual da peregrinação na tradição judaica, cujo clímax é a experiência religiosa de Deus no templo. De forma mais abrangente, a tradição teológica da peregrinação na Bíblia hebraica serve de base para a experiência espiritual contemporânea, onde a vida como um todo é interpretada em termos de peregrinação.

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Una serie de descubrimientos relacionados con la iluminación del sol a través de agujeros en la roca durante el solsticio de invierno, permite suponer que en la antigüedad existió en el entorno de la desembocadura del barranco de la Choca, en el río Vero, un santuario de culto solar. Múltiples evidencias, como yacimientos neolíticos, pinturas rupestres, cazoletas y canalillos en roca o enterramientos en lugares de muy difícil acceso apoyan esta idea. Estas pruebas reflejan también la especial singularidad de este lugar. Paralelismos en otras localizaciones, con santuarios iluminados a través de agujeros gnomónicos en fechas destacadas como solsticios y equinoccios, confirman un culto extendido desde la prehistoria en varios sitios de Europa y que tendría en el Vero un santuario que ha perdurado en el tiempo hasta hoy.

O Santuário da Santa Montanha se originou a partir dos relatos de três crianças sobre aparições de uma santa em um pequeno povoado na zona rural da cidade de Guiricema, no Estado de Minas Gerais. Este primeiro momento iniciou a construção de um mundo simbólico, onde inúmeros elementos foram surgindo e se agregando de maneira contínua e ininterrupta, e no qual diversas pessoas se uniram, rompendo com a comunidade onde se inseriam, dando origem a um microcosmo regido diretamente por Nossa Senhora e pelo Menino Jesus. Sua história é mesclada de acontecimentos que ocorreram no Brasil nos anos 1960 em decorrência da ditadura militar e da reforma católica na Igreja Romana a partir do Concílio Vaticano 2º.

El santuario del Éxodo es una experiencia remitida a la historiografía bíblica, en donde es análoga la experiencia de salvación. El presente trabajo realiza un acercamiento conceptual del santuario desde las perspectivas antropológica, arquitectural y pedagógica de manera que el educando del siglo XXI pueda apropiar los conceptos claves de esta verdad bíblica. El uso de la tecnología móvil, favorece el aprendizaje y motiva al visitante a explorar la profundidad semántica y trascendental que se encuentra detrás del santuario del Éxodo

Neste artigo discute-se a relação entre turismo, fé e religião em torno dos santuários, a partir de três vivências etnográficas revisitadas em forma de flashes multissituados, com revisão bibliográfica parcial. O santuário, em sentido lato, abarca um núcleo central e uma extensa franja, espaciais e simbólicos. Entre o centro e a periferia estendem-se gradações, continuidades e descontinuidades. O santuário, desta forma, é compreendido neste artigo mais por suas sombras e simulacros do que por sua luminosa presença e esplendor, mais pela periferia do que pela centralidade. A questão proposta aqui remete aos espaços intermediários onde religião e turismo se esbarram, se misturam e se contrapõem. Foram três os espaços estudados a partir da metodologia etnográfica, Aparecida (SP), Canção Nova (SP) e Ashram-Vrajabhumi (RJ). O presente texto defende, portanto, que as franjas dos santuários permitem a reverberação de identidades ambíguas e oscilantes entre uma integridade-unicidade (fé) e uma não-integridade/não-unicidade (turismo).

Procurando entender a religiosidade enquanto fator social, contributiva de construções de sentido e omnipresente em universos históricos e culturais diversos, este artigo debruça-se sobre a dimensão ritualística da religiosidade. Adotando como problema de pesquisa as peregrinações religiosas, assumem particular destaque os santuários enquanto marcadores simbólicos rumo ao sobrenatural. Este trabalho tem um duplo objetivo: efetuar uma revisão e análise crítica das peregrinações religiosas e estudar a especificidade das peregrinações ao Santuário de Fátima, sito em Portugal. Após uma breve alusão à dialética dissidência-convivência de práticas religiosas milenares nas sociedades secularizadas, revisitam-se os conceitos de culto, ritos e sacrifícios. Segue-se uma análise mais aprofundada ao tema das peregrinações aos santuários, desde o conceito e resenha histórica até à particularidade das peregrinações ao Santuário de Fátima, este último encarado como geo-símbolo do turismo religioso em Portugal. Apresentam-se resultados de um inquérito a 784 peregrinos ao Santuário de Fátima, incidindo sobre as crenças, vivências, percepções, intenções e expectativas relativas à peregrinação, bem como a natureza dos pedidos dirigidos à Senhora de Fátima e promessas cumpridas. Ao longo do artigo enfatiza-se a personagem peregrino, não descurando a análise da implicação comportamental ativa, voluntária e sacrificante como legitimadora das retribuições já concedidas ou a conceder.

THE PRESENT STUDY IS CHARACTERIZED AS A THEMATIC RESEARCH PROPOSAL FROM THE JUNCTION OF TWO TERRITORIAL CONCEPTS - SANCTUARY AND SQUARE - AS A BASIS FOR RENEWING THE STUDY MODELS OF RELIGIOUS TOURISM. THE TEXT IS DEVELOPED AS A PROJECT WHOSE STARTING POINT IS THE KEY IDEA OF CULTURAL HYBRIDISM, A FOUNDATION FOR TOURIST-RELIGIOUS VISITATION PRACTICES IN DEVOTIONAL SPACES, WHICH IN THE STATE OF CEARÁ CAN, METHODOLOGICALLY, BE CONSIDERED "SANCTUARY-SQUARE" IN A COMPLEX PERSPECTIVE. SOME EXAMPLES OF THIS NEW APPROACH ARE BASED ON THE STRENGTH OF THE IDEA OF TOURIST RELIGIOSITY, WHICH EXPANDS FROM THE CENTRAL SPACES OF VISITATION TO THE MULTIPLE AND MARGINAL SPACES OF RITUALIZATION - IN THE INDIVIDUAL, IN THE COLLECTIVITY AND IN THE LANDSCAPES OF STAGING FOR BOTH. IN ADDITION TO ROUTES AND PATHS OF COMMUNITY TRADITIONS, EXPERIENCED ON A PILGRIMAGE REGIME, CEREMONIAL MEETINGS AND MARGINAL EVENTS, CAPABLE OF REPLACING THE OLD "POPULAR" CATHOLICISM WITH FORMS AS CATHOLIC AS SECULAR FROM RELIGIOUS ORIENTATION TRIPS. EXEMPLIFICATION TO CLOSE THE STUDY, THE LYRICS OF THE SONG BY THE COMPOSER CHICO CÉSAR - A PROSA IMPÚRPURA DE CAICÓ (HTTPS://WWW.LETRAS.MUS.BR/CHICO-CESAR/45189/) - WILL BE USED TO PORTRAY THE HYBRID FEELINGS THAT INVOLVE A SACRED AND HYBRID TERRITORY LIKE THE SANCTUARY OF OUR LADY OF HEALTH, IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF TABULEIRO DO NORTE, STATE OF CEARÁ. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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El presente artículo tiene como objetivo analizar la dinámica social del turismo religioso con respecto a las diferentes interpretaciones que se tienen de la visita al Santuario del Señor del Cerrito, ubicado al norte del Estado de México. El estudio es de corte cualitativo basado en el método etnográfico. Para recabar la información de campo se utilizaron el diario de campo y las entrevistas semiestructuradas a los visitantes. De manera general, se reconocen dos interpretaciones en torno al santuario: como un espacio sagrado y como un espacio recreativo. Se concluye señalando la relación del turismo religioso con la reinterpretación de los espacios sagrados en espacios recreativos.

El Parque Arqueológico de Alarcos, situado a 8 km de Ciudad Real, es un importante yacimiento con una vasta secuencia ocupacional, que abarca desde el Bronce Pleno hasta nuestros días. Destacan especialmente la ciudad ibérica, que cuenta con un santuario, y el castillo y la ciudad medievales, que fueron escenarios de la batalla de Alarcos en 1195.

El Centro de Interpretación de Cancho Roano se inauguró en 2001 para dar a conocer los resultados de los trabajos realizados en el yacimiento orientalizante del mismo nombre, a la vez que se dotaba a los visitantes de un punto de atención y referencia.