ARTH 301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Christian Pilgrimage, Conques, Apulia
11 Dec 2017
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The cult of sainte foy at conques c. 1000. Objects work for different groups in different ways. The village of conques with its romanesque church and the reliquary of. Thesis: rituals such as pilgrimage cults, along with art provided for them, are contested experiences. Constructed for certain effects they may be perceived differently by diverse audiences working with different desires and discourses. Moreover, cult objects can function differently even for those who manipulate them (as the monastery) under different circumstances. Same object can generate different kind of meaning, that depends on viewer(cid:495)s perception of it. It is important to see how those play out in the social context often in contestation and what is at stake. Realms of competing discourses, power and resistance of power. Deconstruction the center (past: renaissance in italy was seen as the best, and all art of outside -like india- was criticized) By the 11th c. conques was center of pilgrimages.
