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Gli arredi armeni di Betlemme: per un approccio storico-artistico allo ‘status quo’

Michele Bacci    Université de Fribourg, Suisse    

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abstract

The present paper proposes an art-historical approach to the dynamics of the ‘status quo’ in the Palestinian holy sites, with a focus on the centuries-long, gradual appropriation by the Armenians of some spaces near and within Bethlehem’s Nativity church: namely, the structure adjoining the south-west corner of the church, the north transept, and the holy cave. Emphasis is laid on the ways in which décors, in the form of paintings, icons, curtains and textiles, liturgical implements, lamps, ceramic eggs, inscriptions, and even neon signs, came to play a role in manifesting each of the three ruling communities’ claims for hegemony in and control of the locus sanctus.

Pubblicato
28 Luglio 2023
Accettato
17 Ottobre 2022
Presentato
06 Aprile 2022
Lingua
IT
ISBN (EBOOK)
978-88-6969-694-7

Keywords: BethlehemDécorsStatus quoArmenian community in PalestineNativity Church

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