The Iconic Paths of La Verge de Montserrat in Catalonia and Beyond
A Comparative Approach from History and Anthropology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2109301 |
|---|---|
| Authors | R Canals (0000-0002-1529-5943, Universitat de Barcelona), Celeste Muñoz Martínez (0000-0002-6490-0062, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia), Celeste Muñoz |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1055-1087 |
| Publication date | 2022-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Comparative Studies in Society and History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0010-4175 • E-ISSN: 1475-2999 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0010417522000330 |
| OpenAlex | W4294219558 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 20 |
La Verge de Montserrat is a statue of the Virgin Mary and her son found in Catalonia in the eleventh century in which both characters are depicted as 'Black.' This female figure occupies a particular position in current Catalonia since she is considered the patron saint of the country and constitutes one of the symbolic cornerstones of Catalan nationalism. Through the concept of 'iconic path,' this article tracks the formation and evolution of this image in Catalonia from its inception until the present day, bringing special attention to the roles and significances that it has acquired within the context of the current pro-independence movement. We also draw a comparison between the 'lives' of this image in Catalonia and its development in other countries, namely Puerto Rico, Equatorial Guinea and Sardinia. In each of these places, the image of the goddess has been reinterpreted according to local viewpoints. Yet these conceptualizations are not fixed or homogeneous, but radically dynamic and problematic. The iconic paths of images diverge and converge across time giving birth to new creative exercises. Through this approach, our aim is to propose a relational and processual model for the study of religious images, and images in general, as historical objects
Archaeology · Art · Catalan · Context (archaeology · Geography · Humanities · Independence (probability theory · Nationalism · Political science · Conservation Techniques and Studies · History · Religious Tourism and Spaces · Visual Culture and Art Theory
Iconoclash
Art And Agency
Things
What Do Pictures Want?
The intensive image
An Anthropology of Images
Las ilustraciones marianas de la leyenda de Montserrat
A Problem of Presence
The Virgin in the Mirror
Between cosmopolitanism and ethnic dissolution
Historia general de Puerto Rico
The Power of Images
The Cooking of History
Researches Into the Early History of Mankind and the Development of Civilisation
Toward an Explanation of Church Opposition to Authoritarian Regimes
My mother or father
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |