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• catalog abstract "Italy is an intriguing paradox: a center of Catholicism in which echoes of goddess worship resonate in everyday Christian ritual. In the Christian tradition, whiteness symbolizes purity, blackness evil. In the religions of Old Europe, however, blackness evoked the fecundity of the earth. White madonnas embody the church doctrine of obedience and patience; black madonnas, many of which have been retouched to appear white, symbolize the equality of all creatures. In this fascinating study, Lucia Chiavola Birnbaum demonstrates that Italy's black madonnas represent a point of convergence between ancient and modern religious traditions. Drawing on a solid ground of original research, she argues that they are an amalgam of the Christian madonna, African and Asian dark woman divinities, and the ancient goddess of Old Europe. Through them, long submerged prehistoric religious and political beliefs have erupted, forming the core of twentieth-century Italian feminism. Birnbaum has discovered that areas of radical political activity in Italy are often near archaeological sites of prehistoric goddess worship. And these sites are nearly always the locations of black madonnas. Following a thread of common themes - equality, resistance to injustice, and regeneration - Birnbaum demonstrates that the values associated with goddess worship are those that surround black madonnas. And the same themes are the backbone of left-wing political movements - from feminism to socialism to the green movement - in twentieth-century Italy. Black Madonnas recounts the ways in which the church attempted to eradicate the popular beliefs of the peasantry and examines the traditions that have survived. The book catalogues the customs and rituals, ceremonies and celebrations, stories and songs, and the everyday lives of peasant women to uncover the traces of ancient practices that permeate modern Christian ritual.".
• catalog contributor b4442080.
• catalog coverage "Italy Politics and government 1976-".
• catalog coverage "Italy Politics and government 1976-1994.".
• catalog coverage "Italy Religious life and customs.".
• catalog created "c1993.".
• catalog date "1993".
• catalog date "c1993.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c1993.".
• catalog description "1. Metaphor of Black Madonnas: Argument and Underlying Assumptions -- 2. "Folklore Is the Culture of the Subaltern Classes": Theoretical Premises -- 3. A World in Motion With a Woman at the Center: Artifacts, Myths, Stories, Rituals of Everyday Life -- 4. Stories and Politics of Justice, Equality, and Rights to Life of the Poor -- 5. Carnevale: The Laughter of the Goddess -- Festival Defying the Powers That Be, Ritual of How People Would Like to Live in Freedom, Equality, and Abundance -- 6. "A Carniliviari Semmu Tutti Aguali," At Carnival We Are All Equal: Viareggio, Putignano, and Acireale -- 7. Black Madonna of Siponto: A Woman Humiliated; Black Madonna and Sibyls of Loreto: Women Prophets; Black Madonna of the Poor of Foggia -- 8. Multicultural Dimensions of Black Madonnas: Multicultural Liberation Theologies and Politics -- 9. Multicultural Liberation Theology of Easter in the Streets.".
• catalog description "10. Heresies, Sibyls, Fables, Lilith, and Witches: "Un Mondo Senza Padroni E Senza Guerre," A World Without Bosses and Without Wars -- 11. Black Madonnas and Remembering the Future: Contemporary Cultural and Political Transformation of Italy.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-264) and index.".
• catalog description "Italy is an intriguing paradox: a center of Catholicism in which echoes of goddess worship resonate in everyday Christian ritual. In the Christian tradition, whiteness symbolizes purity, blackness evil. In the religions of Old Europe, however, blackness evoked the fecundity of the earth. White madonnas embody the church doctrine of obedience and patience; black madonnas, many of which have been retouched to appear white, symbolize the equality of all creatures. In this fascinating study, Lucia Chiavola Birnbaum demonstrates that Italy's black madonnas represent a point of convergence between ancient and modern religious traditions. Drawing on a solid ground of original research, she argues that they are an amalgam of the Christian madonna, African and Asian dark woman divinities, and the ancient goddess of Old Europe. Through them, long submerged prehistoric religious and political beliefs have erupted, forming the core of twentieth-century Italian feminism. Birnbaum has discovered that areas of radical political activity in Italy are often near archaeological sites of prehistoric goddess worship. And these sites are nearly always the locations of black madonnas. Following a thread of common themes - equality, resistance to injustice, and regeneration - Birnbaum demonstrates that the values associated with goddess worship are those that surround black madonnas. And the same themes are the backbone of left-wing political movements - from feminism to socialism to the green movement - in twentieth-century Italy. Black Madonnas recounts the ways in which the church attempted to eradicate the popular beliefs of the peasantry and examines the traditions that have survived. The book catalogues the customs and rituals, ceremonies and celebrations, stories and songs, and the everyday lives of peasant women to uncover the traces of ancient practices that permeate modern Christian ritual.".
• catalog extent "xx, 273 p. :".
• catalog hasFormat "Black madonnas.".
• catalog identifier "1555531563 (acid-free paper) :".
• catalog isFormatOf "Black madonnas.".
• catalog issued "1993".
• catalog issued "c1993.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Boston : Northeastern University Press,".
• catalog relation "Black madonnas.".
• catalog spatial "Italy Politics and government 1976-".
• catalog spatial "Italy Politics and government 1976-1994.".
• catalog spatial "Italy Religious life and customs.".
• catalog spatial "Italy.".
• catalog subject "232.91 20".
• catalog subject "BT670.B55 B57 1993".
• catalog subject "Black Virgins Italy.".
• catalog subject "Feminism Italy.".
• catalog subject "Feminist theology.".
• catalog subject "Feminist theory.".
• catalog tableOfContents "1. Metaphor of Black Madonnas: Argument and Underlying Assumptions -- 2. "Folklore Is the Culture of the Subaltern Classes": Theoretical Premises -- 3. A World in Motion With a Woman at the Center: Artifacts, Myths, Stories, Rituals of Everyday Life -- 4. Stories and Politics of Justice, Equality, and Rights to Life of the Poor -- 5. Carnevale: The Laughter of the Goddess -- Festival Defying the Powers That Be, Ritual of How People Would Like to Live in Freedom, Equality, and Abundance -- 6. "A Carniliviari Semmu Tutti Aguali," At Carnival We Are All Equal: Viareggio, Putignano, and Acireale -- 7. Black Madonna of Siponto: A Woman Humiliated; Black Madonna and Sibyls of Loreto: Women Prophets; Black Madonna of the Poor of Foggia -- 8. Multicultural Dimensions of Black Madonnas: Multicultural Liberation Theologies and Politics -- 9. Multicultural Liberation Theology of Easter in the Streets.".
• catalog tableOfContents "10. Heresies, Sibyls, Fables, Lilith, and Witches: "Un Mondo Senza Padroni E Senza Guerre," A World Without Bosses and Without Wars -- 11. Black Madonnas and Remembering the Future: Contemporary Cultural and Political Transformation of Italy.".
• catalog title "Black madonnas : feminism, religion, and politics in Italy / Lucia Chiavola Birnbaum.".
• catalog type "text".