FOLETTI, Ivan. Du désert au Paradis : Conques et son environnement prémoderne (From desert to paradise: Conques and its premodern environment). In L'Homme, l'art et la nature a' l'époque romane. 2023.
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Original name Du désert au Paradis : Conques et son environnement prémoderne
Name (in English) From desert to paradise: Conques and its premodern environment
Authors FOLETTI, Ivan.
Edition L'Homme, l'art et la nature a' l'époque romane, 2023.
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Original language French
Type of outcome Requested lectures
Field of Study 60401 Arts, Art history
Country of publisher France
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
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Organization unit Faculty of Arts
Keywords in English Conques en Rouergue; First Sources; From Desert to Paradise; Functional ecosystem; Sustainable development
Changed by Changed by: prof. Ivan Foletti, MA, Docteur es Lettres, Docent in Church History, učo 115455. Changed: 7/7/2023 17:02.
Abstract
In the 19th century, travelers’ reaching the Conques-en-Rouergue site recall one of the most widespread medieval literary myths: that of a paradisiacal place erected in the middle of a desert. If these romantic texts correspond to the tastes of their time, it is worth reflecting on their roots. Located in the middle of the Massif Central, surrounded by forest and set in the Dourdou Gorge, the urbanization of this monastic site clearly corresponds to a practice where the sacred and profane intermingle. The aim of this presentation is, of course, to sketch out how a “wild” site can be transformed into a sacred place. However, there is a second, even more important line of thought: that related to the construction of a sustainable ecosystem where nature and culture are built in harmony within a Neo-Platonic system.
Abstract (in English)
In the 19th century, travelers’ reaching the Conques-en-Rouergue site recall one of the most widespread medieval literary myths: that of a paradisiacal place erected in the middle of a desert. If these romantic texts correspond to the tastes of their time, it is worth reflecting on their roots. Located in the middle of the Massif Central, surrounded by forest and set in the Dourdou Gorge, the urbanization of this monastic site clearly corresponds to a practice where the sacred and profane intermingle. The aim of this presentation is, of course, to sketch out how a “wild” site can be transformed into a sacred place. However, there is a second, even more important line of thought: that related to the construction of a sustainable ecosystem where nature and culture are built in harmony within a Neo-Platonic system.
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101007770, interní kód MUName: Conques in the Global World. Transferring Knowledge: from Material to Immaterial Heritage (Acronym: Conques)
Investor: European Union, MSCA Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (Excellent Science)
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