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Cultural Diffusion: Relocation

Cultural Diffusion: Relocation. Joe Naumann – UMSL Geography. Relocation Diffusion. Definition

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Cultural Diffusion: Relocation

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  1. Cultural Diffusion:Relocation Joe Naumann – UMSL Geography

  2. Relocation Diffusion • Definition • The actual movement of individuals, who have already adopted the idea or innovation, who carry it to a new locale, where they proceed to disseminate it. Religion frequently spreads this way. For example, the migration of Christianity with European settlers who came to America.

  3. S. European Religious Display • The decoration within churches, more so in small towns, might be described as exubrent. • This religious exhubrence found its way into people's homes in the form of home altars – sometimes being quite elaborate. These particularly expressed the piety of the women in the family. • Might resemble a church altar • Display of religious statues or pictures • Lighted votive candles – often many • Vases of flowers

  4. Home altars in the USA • Many immigrants brought this custom with them, establishing home altars in their new American homes. • My Sicilian grandmother didn't have one in her home, but many of her friends did: • I particularly remember Dona Settefina (Mrs. Settefina) – spelled phonetically as best I remember it 60 years later • Hers had all the characteristics given on the previous slide.

  5. Italian Exuberance • Religious procession in Castelvetrano and Syracuse, Sicily

  6. Sicilian Churches • Main altar in the Duomo (cathedral) in Syracuse, Sicily

  7. Trecastagni, Sicily • Main altar of a small town church in Sicily.

  8. Trecastagni, Sicily • Elaborate, exuberent reliquaries

  9. Campobello di Mazara • Main altar and shrine in this small Sicilian town between Castelvetrano and Mazara del Vallo

  10. Roman Church • Jesuit church of St. Ignatius in Rome just off the Via del Corso.

  11. Ethnic Churches in St. Louis, Missouri Relocation diffusion

  12. The Hill inst. Louis

  13. The approximate location of Little Italy Locatingthe hill in st. louis

  14. Little Italy • The last vestiges of Little Italy, north of "Downtown" St. Louis were torn down to make way for the Americas Convention Center, including Our Lady of Christians Church. Our Lady of Christians was built as a Methodist church, then served as a Jewish synagogue, and ended its years of service as a Roman Catholic church for the Sicilian community in Little Italy.

  15. Shrine of St. Joseph

  16. Shrine of St. Joseph • In a part of downtown St. Louis, Mo. that is in a former immigrant settlement area.

  17. St. Ambrose Church • Modeled after Sant Ambrogio in Milan, Italy

  18. St. Ambrose • Showing the bell tower modeled after the one in Milan, Italy

  19. Sant Ambrogio in Milan • Model for St. Ambrose, particularly the bell tower.

  20. St. Ambrose Church • Located in the still predominately Italian part of St. Louis, Missouri.

  21. St. Ambrose Church • Main altar

  22. St. Ambrose • Stations of the Cross

  23. St. Ambrose Church • Side walls lined with religious statues – dozens of Saints are represented.

  24. Home Altars Religious Exuberance in the home

  25. Rather Elaborate Altars • Set up to resemble a church side altar. One dedicated to St. Joseph is on the left.

  26. The Sacred Heart of Jesus and Mary, the Mother of Jesus, are frequent themes for home altars.

  27. The run the gammot from formal to informal.

  28. Smaller and less elaborate • Votive candles see to be very important

  29. A small and simple home shrine.

  30. Votive candle exubrance!

  31. Outdoor Christmas displays on the Hill, seem to be a blending of Italian religious exuberance and the American tradition of outdoor displays at Christmas time. Syncretism – Cultural blending

  32. Residential • The homes tend to be small with very small front yards – this one is quite full.

  33. Residential • A message from the angel

  34. commercial • Religious theme in a commercial display.

  35. My Favorites • This is a year-round display on Shaw Avenue.

  36. My Favorites • More of the year-round dislpay on shaw Avenue

  37. My Favorites • Next door to the year-round display.

  38. My Favorites • More of the previous one

  39. My Favorites • More of the same house – the religious side of the decorations.

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