The festive calendar and cult acts in Carmona: a reflection of the festive celebration in the modernity

  • Clara Macías Sánchez National Autonomous University of Mexico
  • Salvador Hernández González Pablo de Olavide University
  • Salvador Rodríguez Becerra University of Seville
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_RASO.2015.v24.50665
Keywords: Festivals, Carmona, religiousness, rituals evolution, festive calendar.

Abstract

The article offers a tour around the annual festive cycle of Carmona (Seville), with special emphasis on the cult acts and religiousness. The data, result of the direct observation, have been supported by other historical in nature which provides a diachronic overview of the major festivals in this city. This will enables an overall analysis of the most recent transformations of the festive fact in a population that can serve as a model for the Low Andalusia.
Pursuing this goal in this article are described the organizing agents and the degrees of participation from different sectors of the community, are detected the influence of dominant models and different processes of festive revitalization. Finally, the information provided allows a reflection about the consequences of modernity in the festive fact.
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Macías Sánchez, C., Hernández González, S., & Rodríguez Becerra, S. (2015). The festive calendar and cult acts in Carmona: a reflection of the festive celebration in the modernity. Revista de Antropología Social, 24, 405-431. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_RASO.2015.v24.50665
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Vol. 24 (2015): Antropología Jurídica. Derecho y Antropología en pie de igualdad
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Miscelaneus

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