Exploring the incredible success and diffusion of the Nursing Madonna motif from an historical, anthropological and artistic point of view, this paper aims to investigate the political dynamics associated with the motif itself and the devotion related to it. The Nursing Madonna motif is a useful point of access to see which symbolic horizons, especially those linked to corporeity, are activated in the difficult relationship between the power élites and popular culture in establishing political legitimacy. This investigation aims at exploring this relationship in different socio-cultural contexts of the Mediterranean by enriching the analysis through a comparison between the post-Tridentine censorship on the motif and the revival of the theme in the Mughal empire between the 16th and 17th centuries.

Esplorando dal punto di vista storico, antropologico e artistico l’incredibile successo e diffusione del motivo della Madonna Lactans, il presente scritto si propone di indagare le dinamiche politiche associate al motivo stesso e alla devozione ad esso correlata. Il motivo è un utile punto di accesso per indagare quali orizzonti simbolici, soprattutto legati alla corporeità, vengano attivati nel difficile rapporto tra élite di potere e cultura popolare nello stabilire la legittimità politica. Questa indagine si prefigge di esplorare questo rapporto in diversi contesti socio-culturali del Mediterraneo arricchendo l’analisi tramite una comparazione tra la censura post-tridentina sul motivo e la ripresa del tema nell’impero mughal tra il secolo XVI ed il XVII.

Nursing Madonna between Christianity and Islam. The Life of a Motif through Popular Devotion, Art and Political Elites

Andrea Missagia
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2022-01-01

Abstract

Exploring the incredible success and diffusion of the Nursing Madonna motif from an historical, anthropological and artistic point of view, this paper aims to investigate the political dynamics associated with the motif itself and the devotion related to it. The Nursing Madonna motif is a useful point of access to see which symbolic horizons, especially those linked to corporeity, are activated in the difficult relationship between the power élites and popular culture in establishing political legitimacy. This investigation aims at exploring this relationship in different socio-cultural contexts of the Mediterranean by enriching the analysis through a comparison between the post-Tridentine censorship on the motif and the revival of the theme in the Mughal empire between the 16th and 17th centuries.
2022
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