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AUTOR(ES) P. Kao , Joy Hendry
AFILIAÇÃO(ÕES) University of St Andrews
ANO 2005
TIPO Book
ADICIONADO EM 2025-08-14
MD5 450bbff859f2aea15a57294cb3d7e498

Resumo

This article explores the miracles and ex-votos (votive offerings) associated with the Ta' Pinu shrine on Gozo, Malta's northernmost island. Drawing from ethnographic data, analysis of various personal accounts, and observations of people's interactions with the bricolage of Ta' Pinu ex-votos, I seek to show that Gozitans perform a highly personal yet ritualised form of empathy in the context of miracle worship. The miracles associated with Ta' Pinu are thus seemingly 'contagious' and meaningful, because they elicit existential connections and reflections on the nature of supplication and Gozitan social relations.

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