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Welfare and Hosting buildings in the “Holy Land” between the 4th and the 7th c. AD

Descrizione del progetto

Sulle orme dell’assistenza sociale dell’antichità

Alcune fonti scritte di epoca antica (tra il IV e VII secolo) portano alla luce l’esistenza di varie strutture preposte all’assistenza sociale, in particolare nelle campagne della parte orientale dell’Impero Romano. Queste strutture, situate nelle città o nelle loro vicinanze e lungo le strade, furono fondate dalla Chiesa, da un imperatore o da ricchi fedeli con la speranza di espiare i propri peccati mettendosi al servizio di poveri, anziani o viaggiatori. Tuttavia, fino ad oggi, si conosce ancora poco riguardo a queste strutture e al loro ruolo. Il progetto HOLYHOST, finanziato dall’UE, condurrà uno studio diacronico, interdisciplinare e multi-prospettico sull’importante fenomeno dell’assistenza sociale e dell’accoglienza nonché sull’atteggiamento nei confronti della povertà e dell’esclusione sociale. Il progetto affronterà la questione dell’assistenza sociale tramite il rilievo archeologico e architettonico e lo studio dei resti di antiche strutture assistenziali e di accoglienza in Terra santa (Giordania e Palestina) e nelle aree circostanti.

Obiettivo

Between the 4th and the 7th century AD, many hospices dedicated to the poor, elderly, strangers and travelers were built in the countryside, along roads, around and inside cities. They were commissioned by the Church, rich pious men and women concerned by the redeem of their sins, as well as emperors who saw this as a guarantee of social stability. Welfare is thus an important phenomena of Late Antiquity, abundantly mentioned by ancient literary sources and inscriptions, particularly in the eastern part of the Empire. However, the buildings that provided shelter and care to the needy have not yet received sufficient attention from archaeologists. Except for buildings which were identified by their inventors as hostels dedicated to pilgrims, they are still invisible in the field.
The aim of the HOLYHOST research project is to bring this social history’s main topic on the field of archaeology. It will address the welfare issue through the archaeological and architectural survey and study of Ancient welfare and hosting establishments’ remains, in the Holy Land (Palestine and Jordan) and around. This work will contribute to a better understanding of the practices linked to hospitality, welfare, accommodation and care in Antiquity. Moreover, such establishments served as models for medieval and modern Islamic, Jewish and Christian waqf institutions (religious endowment), and welfare continues to be highly relevant nowadays, through issues still at the heart of contemporary challenges debated in Europe: poverty, social exclusion, migrant crisis, principle of reception and hospitality. This interdisciplinary and diachronic research project will thus offer many new research perspectives, in terms of history of architecture, evolution of care practices, social and political regulations.

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MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)

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Coordinatore

UNIVERSITE PARIS I PANTHEON-SORBONNE
Contributo netto dell'UE
€ 196 707,84
Indirizzo
Place du Pantheon 12
75231 Paris
Francia
Regione
Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris
Tipo di attività
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Collegamenti
Costo totale
€ 196 707,84