The Dolor's traslacion ritual as conflict and compromise

College

College of Liberal Arts

Department/Unit

Behavioral Sciences

Document Type

Article

Source Title

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints

Volume

60

Issue

4

First Page

463

Last Page

488

Publication Date

1-1-2012

Abstract

This article traces the history and meaning of the traslacion or ritual transfer of the Marian image Dolor in Catanduanes province between the origin village and the parish center. In the course of the twentieth century, the location of the image and the control of its devotion have been contested. The ritual first emerged as a compromise between advocates of popular and institutional devotional forms, which eventuated in the fullblown religious procession at present. However, the persistent struggle between the parish center and the village has made the traslacion into an arena for enacting power and the politics of place. © Ateneo de Manila University.

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Disciplines

Religion

Keywords

Catanduanes (Province : Philippines)—Religious life and customs; Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint—Devotion to--Philippines--Catanduanes; Catholic Church—Philippines--Catanduanes--Customs and practices

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