Cahiers d'Études du Religieux- Recherches Interdisciplinaires (Jan 2017)
« Entre toutes les femmes » : une piété particulière. Les Vierges des Sept Douleurs de Cerdagne française et du Capcir
Abstract
This article deals with the frequent presence of statues of the Virgin of the Seven Sorrows in the mountain regions of French Cerdanya and Capcir (in the French department of Pyrénées Orientales). It presents a systematic inventory of the existing statues and offers elements of geographical and historical contextualisation as well as comparisons with other areas (the plain of Roussillon, Spain, Italy), where similar representations exist. This survey aims to define the iconography of these statues, determine their attributes and identify their possible origins in Biblical texts or popular customs. Proposing a provisional typology of these representations of the Virgin, it presents a work in progress on a topic that requires further enquiry.
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