Cecilia Pennacini
Biographic Data
| ID | 75675 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cecilia Pennacini |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cecilia |
| FAMILY NAME | Pennacini |
| SIGNATURE | PENNACINI C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Turin |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4626-4290 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
"Collecting "Remembrances of these Isles
This article charts the collection history of the only surviving precolumbian cotton reliquary (cemí) from the Dominican Republic, establishing its provenance from the mid-nineteenth century through a previously unpublished manuscript written by the collector, Rodolfo Domingo Cambiaso Sosa, and using archival documents in Italy. The cemí, found in a cave in the southwest of the country near the town of Petitrou (Enriquillo), was purchased in 1882…
Never boring
Guido Piacenza au Congo
Nel 1912, l'imprenditore italiano Guido Piacenza si recò in Congo per compiere un viaggio di piacere che lo portò dalla costa atlantica attraverso l'interno del continente per continuare attraverso il confine con l'Uganda, raggiungendo infine la costa del Kenya. Il viaggio, la cui prima parte trascorsa navigando lungo il fiume Congo, è stato l'occasione per realizzare quello che diventerà il primo film girato in Congo. Piacenza portò con sé una c…
Esprits des lieux. Sites sacrés naturels dans le Buganda contemporain
L’article analyse les changements qui ont eu lieu récemment dans deux sites sacrés de l’Ouganda – Mubende et Kasubi – où les pratiques religieuses adressées aux différentes présences spirituelles se confrontent aujourd’hui avec la nouvelle conception du patrimoine promue par l’Unesco. Comme dans d’autres sites sacrés ougandais, la mémoire et l’histoire des royaumes sont véhiculés dans les rites qui continuent à être célébrés régulièrement. Pourta…
In memory of Luc de Heusch
In memory of Luc de Heusch (1927-2012
Religious mobility and body language in Kubandwa possession cults
Spirit possession was first observed by European travellers in the second half of the nineteenth century, and was later studied by numerous authors during the twentieth century. This paper reflects on the trans-national dimension of the practice, analysing examples of Kubandwa rituals from various places and periods: Kubandwa tends to cross linguistic, political and temporal frontiers, reappearing in different forms, often having been renovated b…
Medicina, magia, religione, valori
Religious mobility and body language in Kubandwa possession cults
Spirit possession was first observed by European travellers in the second half of the nineteenth century, and was later studied by numerous authors during the twentieth century. This paper reflects on the trans-national dimension of the practice, analysing examples of Kubandwa rituals from various places and periods: Kubandwa tends to cross linguistic, political and temporal frontiers, reappearing in different forms, often having been renovated b…
Never boring
Medicina, magia, religione, valori
Medicina, magia, religione, valori
Religious mobility and body language in Kubandwa possession cults
Spirit possession was first observed by European travellers in the second half of the nineteenth century, and was later studied by numerous authors during the twentieth century. This paper reflects on the trans-national dimension of the practice, analysing examples of Kubandwa rituals from various places and periods: Kubandwa tends to cross linguistic, political and temporal frontiers, reappearing in different forms, often having been renovated b…
In memory of Luc de Heusch
In memory of Luc de Heusch (1927-2012
Esprits des lieux. Sites sacrés naturels dans le Buganda contemporain
L’article analyse les changements qui ont eu lieu récemment dans deux sites sacrés de l’Ouganda – Mubende et Kasubi – où les pratiques religieuses adressées aux différentes présences spirituelles se confrontent aujourd’hui avec la nouvelle conception du patrimoine promue par l’Unesco. Comme dans d’autres sites sacrés ougandais, la mémoire et l’histoire des royaumes sont véhiculés dans les rites qui continuent à être célébrés régulièrement. Pourta…
Guido Piacenza au Congo
Nel 1912, l'imprenditore italiano Guido Piacenza si recò in Congo per compiere un viaggio di piacere che lo portò dalla costa atlantica attraverso l'interno del continente per continuare attraverso il confine con l'Uganda, raggiungendo infine la costa del Kenya. Il viaggio, la cui prima parte trascorsa navigando lungo il fiume Congo, è stato l'occasione per realizzare quello che diventerà il primo film girato in Congo. Piacenza portò con sé una c…
Never boring
"Collecting "Remembrances of these Isles
This article charts the collection history of the only surviving precolumbian cotton reliquary (cemí) from the Dominican Republic, establishing its provenance from the mid-nineteenth century through a previously unpublished manuscript written by the collector, Rodolfo Domingo Cambiaso Sosa, and using archival documents in Italy. The cemí, found in a cave in the southwest of the country near the town of Petitrou (Enriquillo), was purchased in 1882…
Art (3 works) · Humanities (3 works) · African Studies and Ethnography (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · History (2 works) · Paleopathology and ancient diseases (2 works) · African history and culture analysis (1 work) · African history and culture studies (1 work) · Ancient history (1 work) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (1 work)