The Representation of Popular "Canonization" in the Discourse of Contemporary Urban Space

Selected Examples

Hausarbeit (Hauptseminar) , 2016 , 22 Seiten , Note: 1,3

Romanistik - Hispanistik

The topic and aim of this paper is to have a closer look at different aspects of the so-called "popular canonization", especially in Argentina. First of all there will be a delineation between official canonization and the concept of popular "canonization". The focus will then be on the dynamism of this type of veneration in Argentina, i.e. its expansion from rural areas to profane urban spaces. The selected examples of folk saints will be Gauchito Gil and San La Muerte, which are both figures, whose popularity was continuously increasing over the past decades. Additionally, the situation in Europe will be taken into consideration to demonstrate if popular "canonization" is also expanding throughout this continent.

Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION

2. DELINEATION OF CONCEPTS
2.1 OFFICIAL CANONIZATION
2.1.1 CANONIZATION BY THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
2.1.2 ORTHODOX PRACTICES
2.2 POPULAR ‘CANONIZATION’
2.2.1 ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT
2.2.2 DEVOTIONAL PRACTICES
2.2.3 RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

3. GAUCHITO GIL AND SAN LA MUERTE - ARGENTINA AND THE EXPANSION OF ITS FOLK SAINTS
3.1 GAUCHITO GIL
3.1.1 ORIGINS
3.1.2 THE CULT OF GAUCHITO GIL
3.2 SAN LA MUERTE
3.2.1 ORIGINS
3.2.2 THE CULT OF SAN LA MUERTE
3.3 FROM RURAL AREAS TO PROFANE URBAN SPACE
3.3.1 THE PRESENCE OF POPULAR SAINTS IN URBAN SPACE
3.3.2 MOTIVES FOR THE DYNAMISM OF POPULAR ‘CANONIZATION’

4. POPULAR ‘CANONIZATION’ IN EUROPE?

5. CONCLUSION

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Hochschule: Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel (Romanistik)
• Note: 1,3
• Autor: Carina Minnerup (Autor:in)
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
• Seiten: 22
• Katalognummer: V367616
• ISBN (eBook): 9783668460256
• ISBN (Buch): 9783668460263
• Sprache: Englisch
• Schlagworte: representation, popular, canonization, discourse, contemporary, urban, space, basis, selected, examples