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Taking place and making place: a study on the role of space in Filipino Catholic religious (re)presentation in Florence, Italy
Mapanao, Kimberly ; Daniel, Ondřej (advisor) ; György, Eszter (referee) ; Gańko, Anna (referee)
Filipinos are known as harbourers of their faith wherever they go. In the case of Catholic Filipino migrants, they play an active role in the revival of churches with deteriorating and ageing attendance through their participation in the liturgical activities of the church. The use of space becomes vital not only in the practice of Filipino Catholic religious traditions but also in the representation of Filipino cultures by the migrants. This research focuses on the study of the role of space in the presentation and representation of Filipino Catholic religious traditions by the Filipino Catholic migrant community in Florence, Italy. Using the spatial triad proposed by Lefebvre in his book The Production of Space, the descriptions and usage of space by the Filipino Catholic community of the Church of San Barnaba in Florence, Italy were analysed to see how each aspect of space - the perceived, conceived, and lived space, is being fulfilled in their practice of rituals and religious traditions. Interviews were conducted by the researcher with members of the Filipino Catholic community in Florence, Italy to collect data on their descriptions of space and their performance of Catholic religious traditions at the Church of San Barnaba. Also, participation-observation was performed over a two-month long...
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