Moors and Christians in the Sicilian figurative and performance tradition
- Authors: D'Agostino, Gabriella
- Publication year: 2021
- Type: Articolo in rivista
- OA Link: http://hdl.handle.net/10447/568082
Abstract
Among the different forms of the East/West dichotomy, one is recursive in the Sicilian figurative and performative tradition: the opposition between Moors and Christians. From ex-voto paintings to some traditional festivals and, above all, puppet theatre, this dichotomy grounds a cosmology, a reference system to convey an order to the world. This essay presents some examples.