Devotees, offerings and promises in the religious space of the Virgen de las Nieves in San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina

In this article we will analyze, from the geography of religion, the devotion to the "Virgen de las Nieves" in San Carlos de Bariloche through the analysis of the ex-votos. The grotto of the Virgin, located eleven kilometers from the center of the city, has been built by a soldier in fulfi...

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Autores: Nicoletti, Maria Andrea, Barelli, Ana Inés
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
Repositorio:Ciencias Sociales y Religión (Online)
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br:article/8669714
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/csr/article/view/8669714
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Virgen de las Nieves
Bariloche
Ex-votos
Território
Exvotos
Territorio
Virgin de las Nieves
Territory
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Sumario:In this article we will analyze, from the geography of religion, the devotion to the "Virgen de las Nieves" in San Carlos de Bariloche through the analysis of the ex-votos. The grotto of the Virgin, located eleven kilometers from the center of the city, has been built by a soldier in fulfillment of a promise, in the army of mountain land. This Grotto is constituted as sacred territory with a particular dynamic that makes it in a devotional epicenter respect to the adjacent spaces involved in religious practice. Accordingly, we make a first characterization of the grotto of the Virgin as sacred space and symbolic place through the classification, categorization and analysis of material offerings and promises of the devotees.