scholarly journals Image of Saint John of Rilla and the Sustainable Tourist Effect of Pilgrimage

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 116-138
Author(s):  
Paskal Piperkov ◽  
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Liana Galabova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sacred Space ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Cultural Value ◽  
Eastern Orthodox ◽  
Sacred Places ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
Emergent Church ◽  
Patron Saint ◽  
Saint John ◽  
Church Art

Images of Saint John of Rilla are part of ten-year institutionalised tradition of pilgrimage to central sacred space in Bulgaria, the stavropegial monastery Dormition of Theotokos in Rilla mountain. Pilgrims follow the steps of medieval Bulgarians on the route of historical translation of the relics of the reverend saint from Veliko Tarnovo through Sofia to Rilla monastery in 1469. Creating new religious and tourist practice, contemporary Eastern Orthodox guides and local authorities organise popular event richer than just an occasional restoration of previous emergent church procession. Walking through the country on the Sacred Rilla road every summer for more than a month, pilgrims bring, find, and exchange sacred images of Bulgarian patron saint that inspire people and communities, and bring cultural value and tourist sustainability to remote and quiet sacred places. Keywords: pilgrimage, Saint John of Rilla, icons, church art, sustainable tourism

scholarly journals Iconography of Saint John of Rilla through the Eyes of Pilgrims

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 100-115
Author(s):  
Liana Galabova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Eastern Orthodox ◽  
Sacred Site ◽  
Orthodox Christian ◽  
Patron Saint ◽  
Saint John ◽  
Long Time ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Church Art

Iconographic abundance of images of Saint John of Rilla for a long time attracts scholarly interest in regard of preservation, presentation, and digitalisation of the rich cultural heritage of Rilla stavropigial monastery as a monument of culture of international value and central pilgrimage sacred site in Bulgaria. Images, church symbols, and prayer processions as element of tourist branding reach the border of secular and religious cultural practices that represent live Eastern Orthodox Christian heritage. Exploration of the visual representation of the image of Bulgarian patron saint in artistic-theological details deserves interest in the context of the hierotopy of the cult of saints, their relics and icons, and other objects related to their veneration. Keywords:Pilgrimage, Saint John of Rilla, Iconography, Perception of Church Art, Tourist Branding

Sacred and profane: Pastoral care in the parish church

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Varnam
Keyword(s):  
Pastoral Care ◽  
Sacred Space ◽  
Symbiotic Relationship ◽  
Wall Paintings ◽  
Sacred Spaces ◽  
Parish Church ◽  
Sacred And Profane ◽  
Church Art ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Church

This chapter argues that the profane challenge posed by lay misbehaviour and sacrilege in the church paradoxically strengthens sacred space. Sermon exempla from the literature of pastoral care (e.g. Mirk’s Festial, Mannyng’s Handlyng Synne) show how devils and demons assist in the cleansing of the church from profane contamination and the chapter argues for the integral relationship between violence and the sacred, focusing on the punishment of sinners and on the sacrificial blood of Christ, depicted in lyrics and wall paintings. The chapter reassesses the relationship between church art and sermon exempla and argues for a symbiotic relationship that presents the material church and its devotional objects as living, breathing actors in the drama of salvation. The performance of narrative exempla animates the visual depictions of angels, devils, and saints in the church who come to life to protect and fight for their sacred spaces.

scholarly journals Satisfaction of Generations X and Baby Boomers with tourist services in resorts from the Subcarpathians of Oltenia, in line with sustainable tourism destination development

2020 ◽  
pp. 64-73
Author(s):  
Marius-Nicolae TRUȚESCU
Keyword(s):  
Baby Boomers ◽  
Generation X ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Agents ◽  
Tourist Satisfaction

Introduction. In the context of sustainable tourism development, tourist satisfaction looked at from the perspective of the experience lived in the destination and the quality of services rendered by service providers is one of the directions in which researchers point their attention. In this context, the purpose of this study is to measure the satisfaction of Generations X (GX) and Baby Boomers (GBB) with tourist services in balneal resorts, seen through the perspective of the sustainable development of tourism destinations. Material and method. Methodology consisted in the survey method, by applying the semi-structured questionnaire tool on a sample of tourists visiting the balneal resorts in the Subcarpathians of Oltenia between July and October 2019. Results and discussions. The results show that satisfaction with the access to and inside the destination is good, but the infrastructure requires modernization. Satisfaction with tourist services is good, but it requires the improvement of recreational facilities and treatment services, especially for the members of Generation X. As far as accommodation services are concerned, even though they received the most positive feedback, the vast majority of facilities have medium level classification. Direct or indirect interaction with locals, hotel staff, and local authorities is valued as good towards very good. On the whole, it is necessary to increase satisfaction for GX and GBB tourists, as this will bring greater benefits for all interested parties: hotel owners and staff, tourists, local authorities, and even the local community, who can become more actively involved in the tourist market. Conclusions. This study is useful for local authorities in order to develop sustainable tourism, and for economic agents in obtaining the projected benefits. Key words: tourist satisfaction, generational cohorts, Subcarpathians of Oltenia, sustainable tourism, balneal services.,

scholarly journals The Mother of God in Finnish Orthodox Women’s Lived Piety

2019 ◽  
pp. 194-212
Author(s):  
Elina Vuola
Keyword(s):  
Identity Formation ◽  
Virgin Mary ◽  
Eastern Orthodox ◽  
Written Narratives ◽  
Patron Saint ◽  
Cultural Process ◽  
Lutheran Church ◽  
Ethnographic Interviews ◽  
Traumatic History

The chapter analyses two groups of Eastern Orthodox women in Finland and their relationship to the Mother of God. The analysis is based on sixty-two ethnographic interviews and nineteen written narratives. The focus is on two groups in two marginal contexts within Orthodoxy: women converted from the Lutheran Church and the indigenous Skolt Sámi women in northeastern Lapland (all cradle Orthodox). Both contexts reflect a broader ethno-cultural process of identity formation. The converted women tend to reflect on their image of the Mother of God in relation to their previous Lutheran identity, in which the Virgin Mary plays a marginal role. In Skolt Sámi Orthodoxy, the figure of the Mother of God is less accentuated than St Tryphon, their patron saint. The Orthodox faith and tradition in general have been central for the Skolts in the course of their traumatic history.

scholarly journals DANCESCAPE IN SAYAW BARONG PERFORMANCE OF BAJAU SAMA

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Iqbal Badaruddin ◽  
Zaimie Sahibil ◽  
Luqman Lee ◽  
Simon Soon
Keyword(s):  
Material Culture ◽  
Martial Arts ◽  
Sacred Space ◽  
Belief System ◽  
Traditional Healing ◽  
Cultural Value ◽  
Performance Ethnography ◽  
Martial Art ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Symbolic Performance

Sayaw barong is one of the traditional performances for the Bajau Sama ethnic in Kota Belud, Sabah. With parang barong itself as a primarily customised weapon, this symbolic performance represents the war dance in Bajau martial arts locally and used as an offensive and defensive technique (buah/jurus silat) that merges in different streams (aliran) of silat such as silat kuntau, silat sping/sprint, silat betawi, and silat Nusantara. Through participants’ observation and performance ethnography, this particular style and technique encompasses the identity of Bajau Sama martial art through artistic movement as a representation that is also performed during other traditions such as wedding ceremonies, traditional healing, or funeral as their own cultural value. By referring to The Fan Theory suggested by Schechner, it shows how this tradition links and connects to other elements in sacred space such as ritualization, shamanism, rites and ceremonies. This paper also discusses the use of parang barong as a material culture and how its appearance helps the efficacy of the performance. The concept of sacred-scapes, death-scapes and kinetic-scapes take shape as tangible and intangible in order to understand this particular custom and how it fits in the Bajau identity as their own art of defence traditions. It also shows the Bajau Sama belief system that creates space in ritual including initiations, customs and celebrations.

scholarly journals The Transition from the Temple of Jupiter to the Great Mosque of Damascus in Architecture and Design

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 311-320
Author(s):  
Kamil Sobczak
Keyword(s):  
Strong Influence ◽  
Sacred Space ◽  
First Century ◽  
Saint John ◽  
Architecture And Design ◽  
Process Issue ◽  
Art And Architecture ◽  
The Temple ◽  
Religious Aspect

Great Mosque of Damascus was built between 705 and 715 by the Umayyad Caliph al-Walid I. However, the origins of this building dates to the distant past. At first it was a location of an ancient Aramaean temple dedicated to the god Hadad. With Hellenization the temple was dedicated to Zeus and in the first century BC the Romans transformation it into the Temple of Jupiter Damascenus. In 391 Emperor Theodosius converted the temple into Christian Cathedral of Saint John. Erection of the mosque by Caliph al-Walid I was under strong influence of earlier constructions. Meaning and consequences of such transitions, from the Roman temple (there is almost no data of the Aramaic building) through the Christian Cathedral to the Islamic mosque is an interesting process. Issue not only within the art and architecture, but what is more, in a religious aspect of the continuity of sacred space.

The Veneration of Holy Great Martyr John the New of Suceava as the Patron of the Moldavian Land

Rusin ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 25-36
Author(s):  
E.F. Dovgan ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Patron Saint ◽  
The World ◽  
Saint John ◽  
History Of ◽  
Church Studies ◽  
Critical Historiography ◽  
The Church

The article focuses on critical historiography and hagiography of the veneration of Holy Great Martyr John the New of Suceava as the patron saint of the area for the population with hagiographic coordinates – the cities of Akkerman (Bilhorod- Dnistrovskyi, Ukraine) and Suceava (Romania). The church veneration of the Saint John the New of Suceava helps to overcome prejudices and other negative ethnic phenomena and contributes to the economic development of a multinational society. A similar study of the veneration (in the ethnology of the cult) of the Saint John The New of Suceava in both hagiology and history of the Church, studies of medieval Slavic writing of Moldavian origin in connection with the world processes of social optimization would help pastors as well as all Orthodox people in everyday church-practical activities.

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