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Gurdwara Architecture in the diasPora. Understanding the effects on (non-)Sikhs to build an inclusive urban environment

Descripción del proyecto

Análisis de los gurdwaras sijs en la diáspora

Las prácticas religiosas se observan cada vez más en edificios laicos, pero a menudo se subestima su impacto en la interacción social y la inclusión urbana. Con el apoyo de las acciones Marie Skłodowska-Curie, el equipo del proyecto GAP examina la influencia de las gurdwaras en la diáspora sij de Punyab en Europa, con especial atención a Italia y Singapur. En Italia, que alberga cincuenta y ocho de los ciento cuarenta gurdwaras de la Unión Europea, los templos sij suelen ser almacenes reutilizados situados en zonas industriales. En cambio, en Singapur, destino histórico de la diáspora sij de Punyab, las gurdwaras están situadas en el centro de la ciudad y reflejan la arquitectura tradicional de los templos sijes. Mediante un método transdisciplinar, el equipo de GAP reunirá pruebas empíricas que respalden una gobernanza europea eficaz de la diversidad religiosa.

Objetivo

Religions increasingly materialize inside secular buildings with aesthetic and architectural characteristics which produce impacts that are still underestimated in the process of social interaction and urban inclusion. The GAP project aims to study these effects by exploring for the first time the opinion of (non-)users regarding the materiality and aesthetics of gurdwaras built in countries concerned by Sikh-punjabi diaspora. The emblematic case of Italy, a country that is home to 58 of the 140 gurdwaras in the EU (after Brexit), will be examined. Here, Sikh temples are pre-existing warehouses located in industrial and artisanal areas that communities are unable to fully convert. To better understand and act on such hybrid materialities, the GAP will also examine the views of (non)gurdwara users in the city-state of Singapore, an early destination of the Sikh-Punjabi diaspora (mid-19th century). Here, they are mostly located in the city center and their architecture resembles the 'iconic' forms of the Sikh temples of Punjab. The research will consider a representative sample of four Sikh temples that will be examined through a trans-disciplinary approach (geography, urban studies and religious studies) and a methodology that integrates traditional qualitative research techniques, including participatory activities, with Digital Humanities. The GAP will provide new empirical material to help build effective European governance of religious diversity in terms of inclusion and social interaction. It will also contribute to the process of legal recognition of Sikhism in Italy. The GAP will be conducted over the course of 36 months at the University of Rome “La Sapienza” (prof. Alessandro Saggioro). The outgoing phase will be carried out at Singapore University Management (Prof. Orlando Woods). GAP also provides for an 8-month secondment at the Bruno Kessler Foundation (Italy; prof. Massimo Leone).

Ámbito científico (EuroSciVoc)

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UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA
Aportación neta de la UEn
€ 315 803,52
Dirección
Piazzale Aldo Moro 5
00185 Roma
Italia

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Centro (IT) Lazio Roma
Tipo de actividad
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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