Monastery of the Resurrection of Christ in the Process of Integration of the Local Community: The Renewal of the Monastery as a Sacral and Social Process
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Sacred spaces such as churches and monasteries, in addition
to representing generators of religious tradition, also generate local
customs and practices. Their erection in a certain place reflects the
community’s need for a place of worship, and may be prompted by
miraculous events, dreams or apparitions. One such example is the
orthodox monastery of the Resurrection of Christ in the village of
Dobri Do near Pirot. This place revive every year at Easter when locals
prepare Molitva (Prayer) - a lamb stew that is given as a contribution
for the health and well-being of the villagers. This custom, which
combines Christian and pagan elements, has a tradition that lasts over
a hundred years. In the last few years, the custom has grown into a
significant event that integrates and mobilizes not only the local community,
but also all individuals whose family origins are related to this
place. The ethnographic research which I have conducted during the
last six years has been focu...sed on the restoration of the monastery, its
role and importance in the local community, as well as the transformation
of the custom itself, i.e. its adaptation to the Orthodox, church
tradition.
Sakralni prostori kao što su crkve i manastiri pored toga što predstavljaju generatore religijske tradicije, generišu i lokalne običaje i prakse. Njihovo podizanje na određenom mestu reflektuje potrebu zajednice za prostorom bogosluženja, a može biti podstaknuto čudesnim događajima, snovima ili ukazanjima. Jedan od takvih primera jeste manastir Vaskrsenje Hristovo u selu Dobri Do kod Pirota. Ovaj prostor „oživljava“ svake godine na Uskrs kada se ovde priprema Molitva - jagnjeća čorba koja se daje kao vid priloga za zdravlje i blagostanje meštana sela. Ovaj običaj, koji spaja elemente hrišćanske i narodne religije, ima tradiciju dugu preko sto godina. Poslednjih nekoliko godina običaj prerasta u značajnu manifestaciju koja integriše i mobiliše ne samo lokalnu zajednicu već i sve pojedince čije je porodično poreklo vezano za ovo selo. Etnografska istraživanja tokom poslednjih šest godina, bila su usmerena na obnovu manastira, njegovu ulogu i značaj u lokalnoj sredini, kao i transformaci...ju samog običaja, odnosno njegovo prilagođavanje pravoslavnoj, crkvenoj tradiciji.
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Molitva / nematerijalno kulturno nasleđe / manastir / Dobri Do (Pirot) / selo / Prayer (custom) / intangible cultural heritage / village / monasterySource:
Меѓународен научен собир „Одрази на верувањата: Материјалните и општествените манифестации на сакралноста“, 2023, 56-Publisher:
- Прилеп : ЈНУ Институт за Старословенска Култура / Prilep : The PRI Institute of Old Slavic Culture
Funding / projects:
- Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia, institutional funding - 200173 (Institute of Ethnography SASA, Belgrade) (RS-MESTD-inst-2020-200173)
Note:
- Међународни научни скуп „Одрази на верувањата: Материјалните и општествените манифестации на сакралноста“”, Охрид, 4–6. октобар 2023. Књига апстраката , стр. 56 / International Scientific Conference by Invitation “Reflections of Beliefs: The Material and Social Manifestations of Sacredness", Ohrid, October 4–6, 2023. Book of abstracts, pp.56
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Етнографски институт САНУ / Institute of Ethnography SASATY - CONF AU - Anđelković, Biljana PY - 2023 UR - https://dais.sanu.ac.rs/123456789/15783 AB - Sacred spaces such as churches and monasteries, in addition to representing generators of religious tradition, also generate local customs and practices. Their erection in a certain place reflects the community’s need for a place of worship, and may be prompted by miraculous events, dreams or apparitions. One such example is the orthodox monastery of the Resurrection of Christ in the village of Dobri Do near Pirot. This place revive every year at Easter when locals prepare Molitva (Prayer) - a lamb stew that is given as a contribution for the health and well-being of the villagers. This custom, which combines Christian and pagan elements, has a tradition that lasts over a hundred years. In the last few years, the custom has grown into a significant event that integrates and mobilizes not only the local community, but also all individuals whose family origins are related to this place. The ethnographic research which I have conducted during the last six years has been focused on the restoration of the monastery, its role and importance in the local community, as well as the transformation of the custom itself, i.e. its adaptation to the Orthodox, church tradition. AB - Sakralni prostori kao što su crkve i manastiri pored toga što predstavljaju generatore religijske tradicije, generišu i lokalne običaje i prakse. Njihovo podizanje na određenom mestu reflektuje potrebu zajednice za prostorom bogosluženja, a može biti podstaknuto čudesnim događajima, snovima ili ukazanjima. Jedan od takvih primera jeste manastir Vaskrsenje Hristovo u selu Dobri Do kod Pirota. Ovaj prostor „oživljava“ svake godine na Uskrs kada se ovde priprema Molitva - jagnjeća čorba koja se daje kao vid priloga za zdravlje i blagostanje meštana sela. Ovaj običaj, koji spaja elemente hrišćanske i narodne religije, ima tradiciju dugu preko sto godina. Poslednjih nekoliko godina običaj prerasta u značajnu manifestaciju koja integriše i mobiliše ne samo lokalnu zajednicu već i sve pojedince čije je porodično poreklo vezano za ovo selo. Etnografska istraživanja tokom poslednjih šest godina, bila su usmerena na obnovu manastira, njegovu ulogu i značaj u lokalnoj sredini, kao i transformaciju samog običaja, odnosno njegovo prilagođavanje pravoslavnoj, crkvenoj tradiciji. PB - Прилеп : ЈНУ Институт за Старословенска Култура / Prilep : The PRI Institute of Old Slavic Culture C3 - Меѓународен научен собир „Одрази на верувањата: Материјалните и општествените манифестации на сакралноста“ T1 - Monastery of the Resurrection of Christ in the Process of Integration of the Local Community: The Renewal of the Monastery as a Sacral and Social Process SP - 56 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_15783 ER -
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Anđelković, B.. (2023). Monastery of the Resurrection of Christ in the Process of Integration of the Local Community: The Renewal of the Monastery as a Sacral and Social Process. in Меѓународен научен собир „Одрази на верувањата: Материјалните и општествените манифестации на сакралноста“ Прилеп : ЈНУ Институт за Старословенска Култура / Prilep : The PRI Institute of Old Slavic Culture., 56. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_15783
Anđelković B. Monastery of the Resurrection of Christ in the Process of Integration of the Local Community: The Renewal of the Monastery as a Sacral and Social Process. in Меѓународен научен собир „Одрази на верувањата: Материјалните и општествените манифестации на сакралноста“. 2023;:56. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_15783 .
Anđelković, Biljana, "Monastery of the Resurrection of Christ in the Process of Integration of the Local Community: The Renewal of the Monastery as a Sacral and Social Process" in Меѓународен научен собир „Одрази на верувањата: Материјалните и општествените манифестации на сакралноста“ (2023):56, https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_15783 .