
handle: 11573/1741255
Water, due to its physical and chemical properties, is mutable and appears in nature in various forms. These intrinsic characteristics inevitably influence the ways in which different cultures conceive and interpret it. Drawing on a critical analysis of Southern Italian folkloric literature-particularly sources related to the history of Calabrian popular traditions-as well as ethnographic data collected in the field, this study examines how communities along the Calabrian Ionian Coast have developed a symbolic understanding of water according to a dual and complementary framework: miraculous water and malevolent water. This duality reflects how the element shapes both the natural and cultural horizon of these communities.
L’acqua per caratteristiche fisiche e chimiche è mutevole, la si osserva in natura sotto forme diverse. Queste sue caratteristiche intrinseche non possono che influenzare la concezione e l’idea che le diverse culture hanno di essa. Avvalendosi dell’analisi critica della letteratura folklorica meridionale con particolare attenzione per le fonti legate alla storia della tradizione popolare calabrese e dei dati etnografici raccolti sul campo, si dà conto di come alcune comunità della Costa Jonica calabrese abbiano messo in atto un processo di simbolizzazione dell’elemento secondo un duplice schema complementare: acqua miracolosa, acqua- malvagia e come qusto elemento segni l'orizzonte culturale della comunità
Acqua, Calabria, Antropologia, Etnografia
Acqua, Calabria, Antropologia, Etnografia
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