{"product_id":"9788494448461","title":"Parties, images, powers","description":"\u003ch2\u003eFestivals, Images, Powers\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis work offers a deep ethnographic analysis of how images, artistic representations, and festive rituals act as vehicles for power and social agency. Through case studies in Calabria and Lombardy, Francesco Faeta explores the complex relationship between visual culture, religious traditions, and structures of authority. The reader will find an interdisciplinary reflection that connects art theory, social anthropology, and the sociology of customs, revealing how the symbolic and the festive shape dynamics of control and resistance in specific communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is it about?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book starts from a central question: how does the study of images and representations—whether in the form of art, rites, or simulacra—contribute to understanding relationships of power and agency? To answer this, the author presents a set of ethnographic investigations carried out in two Italian regions: Calabria and Lombardy. Through these cases, he analyzes how popular festivals, religious processions, and devotional images are not merely cultural expressions, but active devices in the negotiation of power. Faeta examines the role of the Baroque in the construction of collective imaginaries, the function of rituals in the affirmation of local identities, and the way in which visual representations can be both instruments of domination and contestation. The work combines ethnographic observation with historical and aesthetic analysis, offering an original perspective on the material and symbolic culture of southern and northern Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMain Topics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAnthropology of images and visual culture in ritual contexts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eRelationships of power and social agency through festivals and representations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eEthnographic study of religious and popular traditions in Calabria and Lombardy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eInfluence of the Baroque style on the configuration of imaginaries and devotions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eSociology of customs and the construction of community identities.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho is it recommended for?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is aimed at researchers, students, and professionals in social and cultural anthropology, ethnography, the sociology of religion, and art theory. It is also of great interest to readers specializing in visual studies, history of Baroque art, and analysis of contemporary rituals. Likewise, it may attract those who seek to understand how festive traditions and sacred images operate as mechanisms of power in local societies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this book contributes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA theoretical and methodological framework for analyzing the relationship between images, rituals, and power structures from an ethnographic perspective.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eDetailed case studies that illustrate how festivals and visual representations mediate social and political relations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAn interdisciplinary vision that connects anthropology with art history and the sociology of traditions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eConceptual tools to understand the agency of visual objects and festive practices in specific contexts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAn original contribution to the study of popular and religious culture in Italy, with implications for other regions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical Data\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Faeta, Francesco\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sans Soleil Ediciones\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spanish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e ART THEORY, ART AND DESIGN STYLES: BAROQUE, LITERARY ESSAYS, CHRISTIANITY, SOCIOLOGY OF CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS, ANTHROPOLOGY, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY, ETHNOGRAPHY\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e PIGMALION\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eDate of publication:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 2016\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 443 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEditorial Assessment\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a rigorous and specialized work that provides an original look at the intersection between visual anthropology and power studies. Its ethnographic approach, centered on two Italian regions with very different traditions, allows the reader to appreciate the diversity of ways in which images and rituals operate as social devices. It is a recommended reading for those who seek to delve into cultural analysis from an academic perspective, with precise language and a solid empirical base. Its value lies in offering conceptual tools applicable to other contexts, beyond the Italian case.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SANS SOLEIL EDICIONES","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53405731094875,"sku":"9788494448461","price":22.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/0650\/6331\/files\/978849444846.jpg?v=1781831073","url":"https:\/\/kalamobooks.com\/en\/products\/9788494448461","provider":"Kalamo Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}