Ships, saints and sealore : cultural heritage and ethnography of the Mediterranean and the Red Sea /: cultural heritage and ethnography of the Mediterranean and the Red Sea. ([2014])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Dionisius A. Agius, Timmy Gambin and Athena Trakadas ; with assistance from Harriet Nash.
• Editors: Agius, Dionisius A; Gambin, T (Timothy); Trakadas, Athena; Nash, H (Harriet)
• Other Names: Archaeopress, publisher.
• Contents: Foreword; Introduction: A seaman's view of the Mediterranean (Seán McGrail); I. Maritime Rituals, Superstitions and Ship Images: Maritime activity and the Divine – an overview of religious expression by Mediterranean seafarers, fishermen and travellers (Timmy Gambin); Hazards at sea: a case-study of two ex-voto paintings from the Church of the Karmelitani Skalzi in Bormla, Malta (Simon Mercieca); II. Confraternities in Maritime Culture: The Holy Vessel: the Vascelluzzo of Messina during the early modern period (Carmelina Gugliuzzo); Two maritime related confraternities established at Bormla (Cospicua) parish church, Malta (Emanuel Magro Conti); III. Maritime Heritage: Historical Narratives: Quatri partitu en cosmographia pratica i por otro nombre llamado Espejo de navegantes by Alonso de Chaves: a navigation manual for the instruction of Spanish pilots in the sixteenth century (Maravillas Aguiar); Images of pirates and slaves in traditional Greek popular songs (Efsevia Lasithiotaki); IV. Ethnography, Tourism and Maritime Heritage: Sun, sand and sea: tourism and the commodification of Malta's maritime heritage (Jeremy Boissevain); Work, tourism and the sea: Bulgarian experiences in Malta (Irina Atanasova); Lateen sails versus fibreglass boats: the contradictions of a maritime heritage process – the Platja dels Pescadors on the Catalonian coast (Eliseu Carbonell); The Maritime Museum of Barcelona's approach to maritime ethnology: research and communications (Enric Garcia Domingo); V. Maritime Archaeology: Traditions and Practices: Sailing the Red Sea: ships, infrastructure, seafarers and society (Cheryl Ward); The dgħajsa: a Phoenician survival (Alec Tilley); Maritime ethnography and archaeology (Seán McGrail); The maritime heritage of Yemen: a focus on traditional wooden 'dhows' (Dionisius A. Agius, John P. Cooper and Chiara Zazzaro); The hūrī of Socotra: cultural treasure or coastal trash? (Julian Jansen van Rensburg); Index.
• Publisher Details: Oxford : Archaeopress
• Publication Date: 2014
• Copyright Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 909.09822; Maritime anthropology -- Mediterranean Region; Maritime anthropology -- Red Sea; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Archaeology; Maritime anthropology; Mediterranean Region; Red Sea; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1905739966; 9781905739967
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from home page (viewed on March 15, 2016).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.