Pomp, ceremony and ritual in Chiloé

Authors

  • Gonzalo Cerda Brintrup Universidad del Bío-Bío, Concepción

Abstract

Chiloé’s traditional culture is extraordinarily rich in ritual. This is expressed in religious celebrations, popular festivities, the minga2-a specific kind of collective work that brings together the community- with its associated feasting and festivity, ceremonial processions and burials. This text is specifically concerned with these latter two activities, seeking to emphasise the roots and significance of the religious procession a nd t he c entral r ole p layed b y t he funeral ceremony and burial in Chiloé’s culture. The unique characteristics of place, architecture and imagery displayed by both these rites have contributed to the region’s cultural, urban and architectural identity.

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Author Biography

Gonzalo Cerda Brintrup, Universidad del Bío-Bío, Concepción

Académico del Departamento de Diseño y Teoría de la Arquitectura, Facultad de Arquitectura, Construcción y Diseño

Published

2012-07-13

How to Cite

Cerda Brintrup, G. (2012). Pomp, ceremony and ritual in Chiloé. ARQUITECTURAS DEL SUR, 30(41), 6–15. Retrieved from https://revistas.ubiobio.cl/index.php/AS/article/view/786

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Trabajo en progreso

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