De-orientalising Ritual Blood
This article uses affect theory to redefine the flagellation rituals performed by the vattienti and to relate them to the Šīʿa celebrations of ʿĀšūrāʾ in Lebanon. The term ‘vattienti’ designates the flagellants of a small village situated in Calabria (Southern Italy), who perform their rituals du...
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| Language: | English |
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Edizioni Ca’ Foscari
2018-12-01
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| Series: | Annali di Ca’ Foscari: Serie Orientale |
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| Online Access: | http://edizionicafoscari.unive.it/riviste/annali-di-ca-foscari-serie-orientale/2018/54supplemento/de-orientalising-ritual-blood-calabrias-vattienti-/ |