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Building Identity: Religious Architecture and Sacral Landscapes of Christian Minorities in India and Bangladesh

Description du projet

Comprendre le rôle des minorités chrétiennes en Inde et au Bangladesh

Le patrimoine culturel des minorités chrétiennes en Inde et au Bangladesh est peu étudié. De nombreuses églises datant du Moyen Âge et des Temps modernes reflètent les identités et les traditions locales. Les minorités religieuses d’Asie du Sud sont confrontées à des défis croissants, et de nombreuses églises datant d’avant 1800 ont disparu ou sont menacées. Le projet ID-SCAPES, financé par le CER, vise à développer une histoire sociale de l’environnement bâti des églises médiévales et des Temps modernes, ainsi que des paysages sacrés en Inde et au Bangladesh. En examinant les influences de différentes agences, identités et traditions sur la conception de ces sites, le projet cherche à comprendre le rôle crucial des églises dans la formation des identités collectives des minorités chrétiennes d’aujourd’hui et leur contribution à la diversité culturelle de l’Asie du Sud.

Objectif

The cultural heritage associated with India and Bangladeshs Christian minorities remains understudied and its historical significance is often contested. Many of the countries medieval and early modern churches were built primarily for communities of newly converted Christians that came from different regions and caste backgrounds and therefore carried corresponding identities. Even today, many of South Asias churches reflect these local identities and traditions, with factors such as caste, indigenous agency, and cultural accommodation playing a role in their social and architectural history. These contexts originated distinct regional architectural expressions in the countries six main Christian ethnolinguistic communities (East Indians, Goans, Mangaloreans, Keralites, Tamils and Bengalis) However, most scholarly work has addressed the design of these churches against the background of European artistic tendencies - such as mannerism or baroque - while local contexts and traditions have remained overlooked. Today, as dominant groups assert hegemonic policies across South Asia, religious minorities face increasing challenges, and their cultural heritage is oftentimes at risk. Many of South Asias churches founded before ca. 1800 have disappeared, are in ruins or have been deeply transformed, and there is a sense of urgency in documenting the churches that remain. ID-SCAPES will produce a Social History of the Built Environment of India and Bangladeshs medieval and early modern churches and sacral landscapes, uncovering the influences of diverse agencies, identities and traditions on their overall design. By producing knowledge on this body of architecture, with in-depth analysis providing vision for contested and/or endangered sites, the project will ascertain how churches are vital in framing the collective identities of Christian minorities today, thereby nurturing their resilience and contributing towards the diversity of South Asias cultural heritage

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Régime de financement

HORIZON-ERC - HORIZON ERC Grants

Institution d’accueil

UNIVERSIDADE DO PORTO
Contribution nette de l'UE
€ 1 999 493,00
Adresse
PRACA GOMES TEIXEIRA
4099-002 Porto
Portugal

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Région
Continente Norte Área Metropolitana do Porto
Type d’activité
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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Coût total
€ 1 999 493,00

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