On June 16th, 1995, the “Centro studi per la Religiosità Popolare” (Study Center for Popular Religiosity) was inaugurated, custodian and propagator of the cult of the Madonna dell’Arco di Sant’Anastasia. To celebrate its 30 years of activity, we decided to publish some moments behind the scenes of the volume “I Miracoli della Madonna dell’Arco”, in […]
The Miracles of the Madonna dell’Arco
Thursday, May 22nd at 7PM, in the Chapter Hall of the Madonna dell’Arco Sanctuary in Sant’Anastasia (Naples, Italy), the volume I miracoli della Madonna dell’Arco (The Miracles of the Madonna dell’Arco) The history of the cult told in a museum will be presented. The authors, Father Gianpaolo Pagano – rector of the Sanctuary – and […]
The Way of Drum (Part II) –
Interview with Giovanni Imparato (part II) In the last edition we dealt with the relationship between the drum and the earth, through the Cuba / Parthenope project with some hints on Afrocubanìa by Giovanni Imparato. percussionist, babalàwo initiated with the rule of Ifá, babalòsha “santèro” initiated at the regla de Òsha, olubatà initiated at the […]
Our origins. False Truths Revealed
An Italian historian and anthropologist reveals many secrets about our origins, the real history of Christianity and the families that have been persecuting us for hundreds of years. Dealing with origins and emigration, I came across research that I considered extremely interesting. A research in which the Italian Alessandro De Angelis has invested, and still […]
The way of the drum – Parthenope-Cuba and Afrocubanìa – Interview with Giovanni Imparato
Part I In the last issue you have met ‘A Madonna d’ and Rrose, celebrated with a series of events and parades that involved the locals who participated by playing tammurriate and dancing in her honor. Now let’s go back to the 1st century BC. The poet Catullus, in the heartbreaking poem 63 of his […]
‘A Madonna d’ ‘e Rrose (Madonna of Roses).
Three years ago I was in Napoli to accompany an actor to an audition for the crive tv serie Gomorrah. While we were waiting for the actor to be called, I met a group of guys who accompanied a friend. Their friend’s name is Marco and he is a playwright, an actor and director […]